Mechanical Resonances in the Human Body |
At the 1998 International Appliance Technology Conference, a mechanical engineer named Sven-Olof Emanuelsson of SKF in Göteborg, Sweden, gave a fascinating presentation on a simple, mechanical autobalancing mechanisms for hand-held grinders.
During his presentation, Sven used the following diagram, which he referred to as "Sven Jr.", to show the various mechanical resonances in the human body (click on the picture for a detailed diagram - 32k): I've seen the human body modelled as a collection of weights in aeronautical engineering, as a collection of capacitors and resistors in static discharge studies, and now as a collection of springs in mechanical engineering. Are there other human body models out there in other branches of engineering? Let me know... Alex McEachern |
September, 1998 Ed Russo of Dranetz-BMI points out that, in ballistic testing, gelatin is used as a model of the human body. The caption to the picture at right (from American Guardian's 10/97 issue) refers to "ten percent ballistic gelatin", but it isn't clear what the "ten percent" measures. |