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Estimation of male and female body segment parameters of the Bulgarian population using a 16-segmental mathematical
Gergana Stefanova Nikolova1, Yuli Emilov Toshev
1Department of Biomechanics of Motion and Telerobotics, Institute of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad, G. Bonchev Str., Building 4, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria. sergana1973@gmail.com
Abstract:
Based on a large-scale anthropometric measurements of 5290 individuals (2435 males and 2855 females) of the Bulgarian population aged between 30 and 40 years, we present 16-segmental 3D geometrical model of the human body of the average Bulgarian male and female and calculate mass, volume, location of the mass center and moments of inertia for all the segments for both genders. This study extends current anthropometrical data pool of Caucasian. Wherever possible, the comparison between our model results and data reported in literature for other Caucasian shows an overall good agreement, thus supporting the validity of the described method.
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