Kinematic and Static Analyses of the Pedaling by Means of New Slider-Crank Mechanism

A slider-crank mechanism whose coupler curve is the approximate ellipse is designed so that a man may perform the pedaling of the elliptical motion of the foot. Because the thigh, the shank and the foot constitute the three-link chain, the system of a man and the bicycle with the slider-crank pedal...

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Main Authors: Yasuo YOSHIZAWA, Katsumi WATANABE, Kyuichi NIIZEKI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2007-09-01
Series:Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jbse/2/3/2_3_138/_pdf/-char/en