Institute of Mechanics

Device, name

Measured quantity, ranges

Accuracy

Rotational viscometer

LS30 Contraves, Switzerland

Viscosity η,

1.5.10^-3 ÷ 6.10⁶ mPa.s

Ranges 5÷2: ≤ ± 0.05%, Range 1:

≤ ± 0.24%

Data acquisition system and Conductometric device

Conductivity,

0 - 20 μS/cm

± 0.0005 μS/cm

Rotational viscometer

Rheotest 2

Viscosity η,

1 ÷ 40.10⁶ mPa.s

≤ ± 0.05%,

Capillary viscometer

Viscosity

Microhematocrit centrifuge

TH12 and T23D

Hematocrit, %

0.5 %

Device for control of active ankle-foot orthosis with three modes - monitoring, assistance and rehabilitation in cases of injured ankle-foot complex

Ankle angle during swing and stance phase

Gait Analysis and rehabilitation in cases of injured ankle-foot complex

Device for data acquisition during human motion and transfer through the RS232 serial interface

Signals from the switches mounted under the orthosis or insole

Gait Analysis

Device for data acquisition during human motion and transfer through the RS232 serial interface

Signals from the strain gages mounted on the force plates

Gait Analysis

Monitoring System for Gait Analysis

Horizontal and vertical ground reaction component during human motion

Gait Analysis

Problem/Research

Licenced software

Our custom software

Applications

Modeling of rheological properties of blood on the basis of the non-linear theory of Maxwell-Gurevich-Rabinovich.

Sigma Plot 10

Origin

Theoretical determination of blood yield stress and mathematical description of blood time dependences at rectangular change of shear rate.

Control of active ankle-foot orthosis for lower leg assistance and rehabilitation in cases of injured ankle-foot complex

Visual Studio (С++)

MATLAB

Graphical interface (GUI) for representation and analysis of the data acquired during human motion through the RS232 serial interface

Gait Analysis

Analysis of horizontal and vertical ground reaction component during human motion

Testing of robotic module for bone drilling

Visual Studio

GUI control tester and record the test data through the RS232 serial interface

Testing of robotic module for bone drilling - Orthopaedics

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