Table 1 Impulse delivered during a loading cycle with Method 1: using a constant time duration for every phase
From: Controlled manual loading of body tissues: towards the next generation of pressure algometer
Phase | Ascending phase | Peak phase | Descending phase | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peak force | = f (constant) | = f (constant) | = f (constant) | = f |
Time | = a (constant) | = p (constant) | = d (constant) | = t (constant) = a + p + d |
Loading rate | = f/a (variable) | = zero (constant) | = f/d (constant) | Â |
Impulse | = f*a/2 | = f*p | = f*d/2 | = f*a/2 + f*p + f*d/2 = f(a + 2p + d)/2 = f(t + p)/2 |