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Dear all,
The following is what Chris Kirtley sent me but I believe he meant to send
it to Biomch-L.
>Dear Kwon, Tomislav and all,
>
>It is worth noting that in AMTI plates (and Bertec, I think?) the total net
forces and moments on the plate: Fx,y,z and Mx,y,z (6 variables) are derived
by suitable manipulation (in hardware), and ouput directly. The equations
then simplify: see my scan of an AMTI manual:
http://www.univie.ac.at/cga/faq/CoP.GIF
>
>The 'c' of your equations is here called Zoff - I have also often (e.g.
Dave Winter's books) seen it signified by Dz.
>
>Chris
Probably, one of the best places to see a complete set of CP & Tz equations
for the AMTI (Bertec) plates and Kistler plates will be my webpage:
http://kwon3d.com/theory/grf/cop.html. Or if you are interested in the
force-plate-related issues in general, I recommend
http://kwon3d.com/theory/grf/grf.html. The CP (X and Y) & Tz equations for
an AMTI plate are actually more complex than what Chris scanned because it
has something called the 'true origin':
X = [ My + c*Fx ] / Fz + a [1]
Y = [ Mx - c*Fy ] / Fz + b [2]
Tz = Mz - ( x - a )*Fy + ( y - b )*Fx [3]
where ( a, b, c ) = true origin of the plate (c < 0). 'a' and 'b' for a
Bertec plate are equal to 0 but those for an AMTI plate are not. Consult the
manual and the calibration sheet of the AMTI plate for the true origin
coordinates.
Young-Hoo
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Young-Hoo Kwon, Ph.D.
Biomechanics Laboratory
Texas Woman's University
Phone & Fax: (940) 898-2598
ykwon@mail.twu.edu / kwon3d@kwon3d.com
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The following is what Chris Kirtley sent me but I believe he meant to send
it to Biomch-L.
>Dear Kwon, Tomislav and all,
>
>It is worth noting that in AMTI plates (and Bertec, I think?) the total net
forces and moments on the plate: Fx,y,z and Mx,y,z (6 variables) are derived
by suitable manipulation (in hardware), and ouput directly. The equations
then simplify: see my scan of an AMTI manual:
http://www.univie.ac.at/cga/faq/CoP.GIF
>
>The 'c' of your equations is here called Zoff - I have also often (e.g.
Dave Winter's books) seen it signified by Dz.
>
>Chris
Probably, one of the best places to see a complete set of CP & Tz equations
for the AMTI (Bertec) plates and Kistler plates will be my webpage:
http://kwon3d.com/theory/grf/cop.html. Or if you are interested in the
force-plate-related issues in general, I recommend
http://kwon3d.com/theory/grf/grf.html. The CP (X and Y) & Tz equations for
an AMTI plate are actually more complex than what Chris scanned because it
has something called the 'true origin':
X = [ My + c*Fx ] / Fz + a [1]
Y = [ Mx - c*Fy ] / Fz + b [2]
Tz = Mz - ( x - a )*Fy + ( y - b )*Fx [3]
where ( a, b, c ) = true origin of the plate (c < 0). 'a' and 'b' for a
Bertec plate are equal to 0 but those for an AMTI plate are not. Consult the
manual and the calibration sheet of the AMTI plate for the true origin
coordinates.
Young-Hoo
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Young-Hoo Kwon, Ph.D.
Biomechanics Laboratory
Texas Woman's University
Phone & Fax: (940) 898-2598
ykwon@mail.twu.edu / kwon3d@kwon3d.com
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