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Measurement
 Muscle length changes
Force-length relationship
Muscle thickness
Contraction rates
Strain measurements - muscle,
ligament,
 tendon
Research Areas
Muscle energetics
Flight mechanics
Locomotive mechanics
Swimming mechanics
Feeding mechanics
Comparative biology
Anatomical shape determination
Ø Why use Sonomicrometry
for Biomechanics Studies?
Sonomicrometry in
Practice
Dr. Louis Gainey : Muscle Mechanics
Current research focuses on the neurophysiology of gill and labial palp
musculature in two distinctly different bivalve molluscs. Dr. Gainey acquires
with a TRX-8 (8 crystal channels with a DAC, Amp option and 4 analog
channels) and analyses the acquired data with SonoVIEW.
Dr.
Donald Hoyt: The
study of muscle function and dynamic behaviours in horses. Dr. Hoyt's lab
acquires data with a TRX-4 (4 crystal channel) and analyses it with SonoVIEW.
His lab configured a custom self contained portable system for untethered use
on a horse
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