Preventive Biomechanics Optimizing Support Systems for the Human Body in the Lying and Sitting Position

Preventive Biomechanics Optimizing Support Systems for the Human Body in the Lying and Sitting Position / by Gerhard Silber, Christophe Then.

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Main Authors: Silber, Gerhard (Author), Then, Christophe (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Biomedical engineering.
Mechanics.
Mechanics, Applied.
Computer-aided engineering.
Computer mathematics.
Biophysics.
Biological physics.
Automotive engineering.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and Historical Backround
  • The New Approach: BOSS-Procedure
  • Fundamentals
  • Extracorporal Supports
  • Human Body Models (BOSS-Models)
  • Applications-Mechanical Interactions
  • Optimization Potential of the Method (Relationship between Perception and Biomechanical Injuries, 'Neuro-Biomechanics').

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