Transient vibrations caused by heel strike

Transient vibrations caused by heel strike and travelling vertically through the body have been monitored using accelerometers taped to the skin. A correction for skin movement based on the transmissibility function is described. The average velocity between the foot and the head for the heel-strike...

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Published inProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine Vol. 203; no. 4; p. 181
Main Author Smeathers, J E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.12.1989
Subjects
Biomechanical Phenomena
Gait - physiology
Heel - physiology
Humans
Vibration
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Summary:Transient vibrations caused by heel strike and travelling vertically through the body have been monitored using accelerometers taped to the skin. A correction for skin movement based on the transmissibility function is described. The average velocity between the foot and the head for the heel-strike transient is 220 m/s. This velocity is greatest in the legs, 610 m/s, and least in the spine, 90 m/s. Shock absorption occurs mainly in the legs and to a lesser degree in the spine.
ISSN:0954-4119
DOI:10.1243/PIME_PROC_1989_203_036_01