Patent attributes
A joint simulator for duplicating the biomechanical properties of body segments with joints. In one embodiment, the joint simulatorincludes a body model of the body segment to be simulated,controllable drive elements which are coupled mechanically with the body model in such a way that movements of the body model which correspond to real biomechanical joint movements of the body segment to be simulated can be effected by controlling the drive elements,a sensor arrangement for detecting forces and movements introduced by an examining person on the body model anda programmable control device for controlling the drive elements, whereby the control device is configured such that the measured signals processed by the sensor arrangement are introduced into a computer.
