This paper presents numerical simulation results of an airflow inclinometer with sensitivity studies and thermal optimization of the printed circuit board (PCB) layout for an airflow inclinometer based on a genetic algorithm (GA). Due to the working principle of the gas sensor, the changes of the ambient temperature may cause dramatic voltage drifts of sensors. Therefore, eliminating the influe...

To define the usefulness of electronic digital inclinometric (EDI) method to measure active abduction of metacarpophalangeal joints and to determine the mean scores. A modified electronic digital inclinometric method which was specifically designed to measure range of joint movements was administered to metacarpophalangeal joints of 20 male and 21 female university students. Active abduction of...

In this paper, the inclinometer is used to control the balance of a humanoid robot on a miniature surfboard. GHR (Griffith University Humanoid Robot) is the humanoid robot developed in the Robotics and Games laboratory, at Griffith University. In order to measure the angle of the inclining surfboard, the inclinometer is attached to the back of the right foot of the GHR. To remove the high frequ...

Strength training is commonly performed at two different knee flexion amplitudes: partial (to 90 degrees) or total (to 140 degrees). During these amplitudes, both the pelvis and the tibia are moved to ensure control of the center of gravity and displacement of the external overload. Forward or backward movement of the pelvic tilt may indirectly influence the internal load on the spine. Objectiv...

Inclinometer assembly error is one of the key factors affecting the measurement accuracy of photoelectric measurement systems. In order to solve the problem of the lack of complete attitude information in the measurement system, this paper proposes a new inclinometer assembly error calibration and horizontal image correction method utilizing plumb lines in the scenario. Based on the principle t...

The paper presents a device devoted to detect and measure earth displacements produced by landslides. It is part of inclinometer type geotechnical instruments and is based on measuring the deformation produced to a rod vertically mounted into the ground during soil layers sliding. With respect to other commercial devices, our inclinometer is characterized by high sensitivity to very small defor...

The study illustrates the application of generalizability theory (G-theory) to identify measurement protocols that optimize reliability of two clinical methods for assessing spine curvatures in women with osteoporosis. Triplicate measures of spine curvatures were acquired for 9 postmenopausal women with spine osteoporosis by two raters during a single visit using a digital inclinometer and a fl...

Proposed New Method: A Pro 360 digital inclinometer (Macklanburg Duncan, Oklahoma City, OK) was used for 2-D static measurements of scapular upward rotation during humeral elevation. The instrument was modified by adding two wooden locator rods to its inferior surface. These rods had Y shaped ends, which were placed over the root of the scapular spine and the posterolateral acromion during each...