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Technology Description

Objects may be curved or deform when forces are applied to them, as in the case of for example a footfall when kicked. As a result of the curvature and the deformation, non-normal components of force arise between the foot and the football. Conventional force plates only measure normal forces.

This technology is a system and method of simultaneously measuring the dynamic magnitude and direction of three components of force.

Potential Benefits

Full vectorial force measurement
Shear measurement
Dynamic measurement

Limitations

N.A.

Suggested Applications

Foot force analysis
Tire contact analysis

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Status
PCT Application
Availability
Licensing
Inventor(s)
Collective Interactions Unit

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

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The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology is an interdisciplinary graduate school offering a 5-year PhD program in Science. Over half of the faculty and students are recruited from outside Japan, and all education and research is conducted entirely in English. Website:
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