range of motion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrangeandmotion
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range
noun
uk/reɪndʒ/us/reɪndʒ/
a set of ...
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motion
noun
uk/ˈməʊ.ʃən/us/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
the act or process of moving, or a particular action ...
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(Definition ofrangeandmotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Therangeofmotionof the inner shoulder joint is about one third of those of the outer shoulder joint.
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The major drawback of parallel robots is their limitedrangeofmotion.
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Jointrangeofmotionand strength can be improved and the vicious cycle associated with deconditioning can be reversed.
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Decreased shoulderrangeofmotionon paretic side after stroke.
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A shorter chain length would tend to decrease therangeofmotionof the ball, and thereby increase its effective local concentration.
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Positional testing and particle-repositioning manoeuvres can be difficult to perform in elderly patients because of pain or reducedrangeofmotionof the neck.
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It can also compute therangeofmotionof the passive joints of the robot.
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The following equations present an estimate of therangeofmotionvariations within which the robot can succeed.
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When a high precision movement is needed, often flexible hinges are used which usually have only a limitedrangeofmotion.
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The steering wheel tilt and height is adjusted to provide a comfortable interaction with the steering wheel throughout therangeofmotion.
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When the concept of workspace density is used for continuously actuated manipulators, therangeofmotionof each degree of freedom will be discretized first.
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In addition, the range of the filtered positions matched well with the achievablerangeofmotionfor each link.
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Therangeofmotionin a horizontal plane is increased by moving the wheelchair.
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The purpose is to enhance the capabilities of any machine by providing it with a more flexiblerangeofmotion.
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Therefore, therangeofmotionin each local planning should be as long as possible.
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The resulting force and therangeofmotiondepend on the actuator geometry and pressure.
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This would increase the rate of inactivation, assuming that the target (the ball receptor) still fell within therangeofmotion.
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The glenohumeral joint has a widerangeofmotionbecause the socket is small and the joint capsule provides little additional support.
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As demonstrated, more realistic posture prediction of human models is possible; it depends on the initial configuration, therangeofmotion, and the exact dimensions.
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