The Distribution of Force under the Human Foot—An On-Line Measuring System
The distribution of force under foot is an important parameter for assessing different surgical procedures on it. In order to develop a clinical tool to do this completely and accurately, a system has been developed based on resistance strain gauge load cells. These have an exposed area 15 × 15 mm s...
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doaj-e4a9d993b2d740df971a09f359bbe82e2020-11-25T03:24:16ZengSAGE PublishingMeasurement + Control0020-29401978-07-011110.1177/002029407801100703The Distribution of Force under the Human Foot—An On-Line Measuring SystemM. Dhanendran0W. C. HuttonY. Paker Division of Engineering, The Polytechnic of Central LondonThe distribution of force under foot is an important parameter for assessing different surgical procedures on it. In order to develop a clinical tool to do this completely and accurately, a system has been developed based on resistance strain gauge load cells. These have an exposed area 15 × 15 mm square and have been assembled in square modules of 16. Eight such modules (128 load cells in all) have been brought together in a 4 × 2 arrangement to form a load sensitive area 250 × 125 mm. To condition and process the data the load cells have been connected through amplifiers, a multiplexer and an analogue to digital converter to a PDP 11/40 minicomputer. This has been programmed to give as one option a hard copy graphic representation of the actual outline of the foot with the force readings printed in a superposed matrix. Force/time curves can also be plotted for individual cells.https://doi.org/10.1177/002029407801100703 |
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The Distribution of Force under the Human Foot—An On-Line Measuring System |
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The distribution of force under foot is an important parameter for assessing different surgical procedures on it. In order to develop a clinical tool to do this completely and accurately, a system has been developed based on resistance strain gauge load cells. These have an exposed area 15 × 15 mm square and have been assembled in square modules of 16. Eight such modules (128 load cells in all) have been brought together in a 4 × 2 arrangement to form a load sensitive area 250 × 125 mm. To condition and process the data the load cells have been connected through amplifiers, a multiplexer and an analogue to digital converter to a PDP 11/40 minicomputer. This has been programmed to give as one option a hard copy graphic representation of the actual outline of the foot with the force readings printed in a superposed matrix. Force/time curves can also be plotted for individual cells. |
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