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Mechanical Advantage Systems

Mechanical Advantage Systems is a rescue engineering framework that enables the amplification of applied force through the strategic arrangement of pulleys, ropes, and anchors to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of personnel or loads in high-angle and swiftwater rescue operations.

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67

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29

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2017–2026

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Publications

19

Biomechanics of chelipeds in some decapod crustaceans

Stephen C. Brown, Sherri R. Cassuto, Ryland W. Loos · Journal of Zoology · 1979 · 99 citations

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Force, deflection and power measurements of toggled microthermal actuators

Yongjun Lai, James McDonald, Marek Kujath et al. · Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering · 2003 · 83 citations

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Vector Analysis of Linkages

Milton A. Chace · Journal of Engineering for Industry · 1963 · 48 citations

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Linkage mechanisms in the vertebrate skull: Structure and function of three‐dimensional, parallel transmission systems

Aaron M. Olsen, Mark W. Westneat · Journal of Morphology · 2016 · 47 citations

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Neural control exploits changing mechanical advantage and context dependence to generate different feeding responses in Aplysia

Gregory P. Sutton, Elizabeth V. Mangan, David M. Neustadter et al. · Biological Cybernetics · 2004 · 44 citations

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Authors

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  1. AG
    Amos G. Winter

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 23 citations

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  2. BM
    Benjamin M. Judge

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  3. AS
    Abinash Sahoo

    North Carolina State University, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  4. MB
    M. Bollini

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  5. AR
    A.C. Rao

    Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, India

    1 publications · 16 citations

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Institutions

29

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    88 citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    207 citations

  3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

    New Delhi, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  4. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    1 h-index

    6 publications

    264 citations

  5. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

    Bhubaneswar, India

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    45 citations

  6. National Health and Medical Research Council

    Canberra, Australia

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    128 citations

  7. Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Italy

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    72 citations

  8. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

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  1. Zoology

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  2. Biology Letters

    1 publications · 32 citations

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  3. Journal of Zoology

    1 publications · 99 citations

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