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The Kent shear system is introduced and preliminary clinical results are presented. A technique utilising copolymer piezoelectric film has allowed the manufacture of biaxial in-shoe transducers capable of simultaneously measuring two orthogonal shear forces. Bipedal measurements are carried out inside everyday footwear over multiple footsteps.
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Akhlaghi, F., Pepper, M.G. In-shoe biaxial shear force measurement: The Kent shear system. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 34, 315–317 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02511246
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