Table 2 Impulse delivered during a loading cycle with Method 2: using a constant loading rate during ascending and descending phases
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 (variable) = f/ra | = p (constant) | = d (variable) = f/rd | = f*ra + p + f*rd (variable) |
Loading rate | = ra (constant) | = zero (constant) | = rd (constant) | Â |
Impulse | = f*a/2 = f(f/ra)/2 = f2/2ra | = f*p | = f*d/2 = f(f/rd)/2 = f2/2rd | = f2/2ra + f*p + f2/2rd |