Accelerometers

Accelerometers

Location of accelerometers and history nodes

 

The figure above shows 2 views of the model. The accelerometer and time history nodes are marked. The  accelerometer 7 is an additional measurement used for validation. The following table shows the definition of the nodes:

 

Location Accelerometer ID 1st Node Accelerometer Label
Upper spine 1 10001 SPIN0100ERAC
Lower spine 2 10003 SPIN1200ERAC
Pelvis 3 10013 PELV0000ERAC
Upper rib 4 10011 RIBSLEUPERAC
Middle rib 5 10009 RIBSLEMIERAC
Lower rib 6 10007 RIBSLELOERAC
Left arm joint 7 10020 SHLDLE00ERAC
Head x 8 10017 HEAD0000ERACX
Head y 9 10018 HEAD0000ERACY
Head z 10 10019 HEAD0000ERACZ