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--- caltester:caltesterplus:documentation:calculations [2024/06/18 20:19] – sgranger
+++ caltester:caltesterplus:documentation:calculations [2024/09/06 13:53] (current) – [Calculations] wikisysop
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-{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{====== graphics ======
+====== Calculations ======
-the following graphics are from the [[https://www.has-motion.com/download/caltester/caltesterarticle2003.pdf|caltester paper]] holden jp, selbie ws, stanhope sj, "a proposed test to support the clinical movement analysis laboratory".
+===== Graphics =====
-fig1caltesterarticle.png
+The following graphics are from the [[https://www.has-motion.com/download/CalTester/CalTesterArticle2003.pdf|CalTester Paper]] Holden JP, Selbie WS, Stanhope SJ, "A proposed test to support the clinical movement analysis laboratory".
-fig2caltesterarticle.png
+{{:Fig1CalTesterArticle.png}}
-====== calculations ======
+{{:Fig2CalTesterArticle.png}}
-the following calculations and explanations are from the [[https://www.has-motion.com/download/caltesterplus/caltesterarticle2003.pdf|caltester paper]] holden jp, selbie ws, stanhope sj, "a proposed test to support the clinical movement analysis laboratory".\\
+===== Calculations =====
+The following calculations and explanations are from the [[https://www.has-motion.com/download/CalTesterPlus/CalTesterArticle2003.pdf|CalTester Paper]] Holden JP, Selbie WS, Stanhope SJ, "A proposed test to support the clinical movement analysis laboratory".\\
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-**section i : calculating the rod orientation variable under the assumed condition of static equilibrium**\\
+**Section I : Calculating the rod orientation variable under the assumed condition of static equilibrium**\\
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-free-body diagram of testing device: fp, ground reaction force; fg, gravitational force (weight); fa, applied force; r, position vector between tips (p to a) of testing device rod:\\
+Free-body diagram of testing device: Fp, ground reaction force; Fg, gravitational force (weight); Fa, applied force; r, position vector between tips (p to a) of testing device rod:\\
-calc1caltesterplusarticle.png\\
+{{:Calc1CalTesterPlusArticle.png}}\\
-thus, r and a are parallel and the test device rod orientation (r) is defined entirely by the vector quantity a that is derived from fp measurements (fp) and the physical characteristics of the testing device (fg/2, i.e.the weight of the rod and its center of mass location; in this case, half the rod length).\\
+Thus, r and A are parallel and the test device rod orientation (r) is defined entirely by the vector quantity A that is derived from FP measurements (Fp) and the physical characteristics of the testing device (Fg/2, i.e.the weight of the rod and its center of mass location; in this case, half the rod length).\\
-caltesterplus_deltatheta.jpg\\
+{{:CalTesterPlus_DeltaTheta.jpg}}\\
-the rod orientation variable ( deltatheta.jpg) is determined from the dot product of the unit vector along a and the unit vector aligned with the long axis of the rod (r) as determined using the motion capture components.\\
+The rod orientation variable ( {{:DeltaTheta.jpg}}) is determined from the dot product of the unit vector along A and the unit vector aligned with the long axis of the rod (r) as determined using the motion capture components.\\
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-**section ii : equation for evaluating the static equilibrium assumption**\\
+**Section II : Equation for evaluating the static equilibrium assumption**\\
-under 2d dynamic conditions, the following holds:\\
+Under 2D dynamic conditions, the following holds:\\
-caltesterplus_eq4_v2.jpg\\
+{{:CalTesterPlus_Eq4_v2.jpg}} \\
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-rewriting the left-hand side of eq. (4)\\
+Rewriting the left-hand side of Eq. (4)\\
-caltesterplus_eq5_v2.jpg\\
+{{:20140107212337caltesterplus_eq5_v2.jpg}} \\
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-rearranging eq. (5), the magnitude of the angular displacement ( beta.jpg ) between vectors r and a due exclusively to the inertial terms can be isolated:\\
+Rearranging Eq. (5), the magnitude of the angular displacement ( {{:Beta.jpg}} ) between vectors r and A due exclusively to the inertial terms can be isolated:\\
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-caltesterplus_eq6_v2.jpg\\
+{{:CalTesterPlus_Eq6_v2.jpg}} \\
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-where r is the length of the testing device rod, icg the moment of inertia of the test device rod about the center of mass location, m the mass of the testing device rod and thetadoubledot.jpg is the angular acceleration of the testing device rod relative to an inertial reference frame.
+where r is the length of the testing device rod, Icg the moment of inertia of the test device rod about the center of mass location, m the mass of the testing device rod and {{:ThetaDoubleDot.jpg}} is the angular acceleration of the testing device rod relative to an inertial reference frame.
+CalTesterPlus does not calculate {{:Beta.jpg}} since it operates under the assumption that there is no angular acceleration. For this reason it is important to move the CalTester rod slowly at a constant speed.
-caltesterplus does not calculate beta.jpg since it operates under the assumption that there is no angular acceleration. for this reason it is important to move the caltester rod slowly at a constant speed.
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