Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 837-841 , October 2006

The uncertainty of the pendulum method for the determination of the moment of inertia

  • James J. Dowling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ont., Canada L8S 4K1
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  • Jennifer L. Durkin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont., Canada N2L 3G1
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 519 888 4567x7535; fax: +1 519 746 6776.
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  • David M. Andrews

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ont., Canada

Received 27 July 2005 ,Revised 17 November 2005 ,Accepted 25 November 2005.

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PII: S1350-4533(05)00249-3

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.11.007

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 837-841 , October 2006

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