Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Publication Source
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Abstract
The estimation of the centre of mass position in humans is usually based on biomechanical models developed from anthropometric tables. This method can potentially introduce errors in studies involving elderly people, since the ageing process is typically associated with a modification of the distribution of the body mass. In this paper, an alternative technique is proposed, and evaluated with an experimental study on 9 elderly volunteers. The technique is based on a virtual chain, identified from experimental data and locating the subject's centre of mass. Its configuration defines the location of the centre of mass, and is a function of the anatomical joint angles measured on the subject. This method is a valuable investigation tool in the field of geronto-technology, since it overcomes some of the problems encountered with other CoM estimation methods.
Inclusive pages
67-84
ISBN/ISSN
1176-2322
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2011, IOS Press and the authors
Publisher
IOS Press
Volume
8
Issue
1
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Cotton, Sebastien; Vanoncini, Michele; Fraisse, Philippe; Ramdani, Nacim; Demircan, Emel; Murray, Andrew P.; and Keller, Thierry, "Estimation of the Centre of Mass from Motion Capture and Force Plate Recordings: A Study on the Elderly" (2011). Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications. 177.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/mee_fac_pub/177
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Bioimaging and Biomedical Optics Commons, Biomechanical Engineering Commons, Biomechanics and Biotransport Commons, Gerontology Commons
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