A device for measuring relative angular displacement.
A simple, inexpensive, and accurate way to measure relative segmental rotations resulting from torsional loadings locally is described. To measure these rotations, we fabricated a planar spatial linkage (open-loop kinematic chain) requiring only one rotational displacement transducer. This paper describes this device, defines its kinematics, and examines its accuracy.
Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.
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D001703:Biophysics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009038:Motion; D012399:Rotation; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D019415:Torque; D014159:Transducers; D016474:Weight-Bearing