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https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-8-79-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-8-79-2017
Research article
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29 Mar 2017
Research article |  | 29 Mar 2017

An experimental characterization of human falling down

Libo Meng, Marco Ceccarelli, Zhangguo Yu, Xuechao Chen, and Qiang Huang

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This paper presents results of an experimental investigation on the falling down of human body in order to identify significant characteristics and parameters. Vision tracking system and suitable sensors to monitor the falling motion. Tests are discussed with results from lab tests that give both behavior and values of the biomechanics of falling down of human body.