the present paper investigates the advantages of a new class of composite grid structures over conventional grids. thus far, a known grid structure such as orthogrid or isogrid has been used as an orthotropic layer with at most in-plane anisotropy. the present laminated grid is composed of various numbers of thin composite grid layers. the stiffness of the structure can be adjusted by choosing ...

Traditional MR elastography (MRE) involves the measurement of 2-D or 3-D shear wave displacement data from which the shear stiffness distribution in an object is estimated. These acquisitions often require 2 to 8 minutes for 2-D data, and as much as 30 minutes for 3-D data. When performed in vivo, patient motion and patient comfort can become an issue with these long scan times. The hypothesis ...

Background: Studies on how the shoe insole hardness regulate joint stiffness and transfer energy in the lower extremity during jump landing are scarce. The current study aimed to determine the effectiveness of shoe insole changes in joint power and stiffness during landing from jumps. Methods: Fifteen healthy male athletes volunteered to perform jump-landing in various shoe insole conditions. ...

This article proposes a Bayesian method to acquire the estimation of human impedance and motion intention in human–robot collaborative task. Combining with prior knowledge stiffness, estimated stiffness obeying Gaussian distribution is obtained by estimation, can be also estimated. An adaptive control strategy employed track target model neural networks are used compensate for uncertainties rob...

When the out-of-plane stiffness of a beam is remarkably lower than the in-plane stiffness, the lateral-torsional buckling occurs. In this study, the behavior of mono-symmetric I-beams with discrete torsional and lateral bracings under the concentrated moment is investigated using the finite element analyses. Then, based on the numerical analyses, equation for the stiffness requirement is propos...

background and aims: osteoarthritis is one of the most common arthritis in elderly. we evaluated to compare the effect of topical application of eugenia caryophylata extract and topical diclofenac in primary knee osteoarthritis.methods: this randomized double-blind clinical trial study was carried out upon 105 patients with primary knee osteoarthritis. patients were selected randomly and divide...