Design of a Six Component Load Cell for Measuring Ground Reaction Force in Gait Analysis
Force platform is an instrument that is often used to analyze human walking motion or gait analysis. This device is used to measure the ground reaction forces that arise during gait or walking motion. Ground reaction force information can be used in the healthcare field and in sport science. Load...
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Language: | Indonesia |
Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/40720 |
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Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
Language: | Indonesia |
Summary: | Force platform is an instrument that is often used to analyze human
walking motion or gait analysis. This device is used to measure the ground
reaction forces that arise during gait or walking motion. Ground reaction force
information can be used in the healthcare field and in sport science. Load cell is
an important component as load measuring tool in force platform. Force platform
quality determined by load cell quality. This research will be carried out by
designing load cell to be used on force platform.
The research began with literature study to get information and references
about load cell design, the force platform working principle, and the use of force
platform in human gait analysis. The information is used to design the shapes of
load cell, load cell’s dimensions, and load cell’s material. The load cell design
will be simulated using finite element method software ANSYS 13© to analyze the
design reactions to various types of loading.
Double-parallel plate structure plus ring is used as basic form of load cell
design. The design varied to three variations, they are Load Cell I, Load Cell II,
and Load Cell III. Based on the analysis, Load Cell III is the best design. The load
cell has the lowest coupling errors compare to other design. This load cell design
is expected to be useful for further research |
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