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Dynamic Characteristics of Human Leg Joints
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In a typical car crash the occupant's feet are braced and the body inertia forces the torso toward the feet. In the current study the test apparatus utilized a fixed torso, but the toeboard moved rapidly toward the test subject to simulate leg flexure. A detailed two-dimensional force measuring system permitted computation of forces and torques at the leg joints.
Static and dynamic values of force and torque are presented as a function of the joint angle. The results are generally uniform with many of the curves assuming a parabolic shape. Peak dynamic values were twice the level of the static counterparts.
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Gordon, S., Orticke, P., Prince, J., and McMeekin, R., "Dynamic Characteristics of Human Leg Joints," SAE Technical Paper 770924, 1977, https://doi.org/10.4271/770924.Also In
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