Device for simulating the behaviour of a mammalian limb on the ground

Abstract

A device (1) for simulating the behaviour of a mammalian limb, in particular that of an equine mammal, on the ground, includes an impactor (5) in contact with the ground and intended to compress the ground. The device has a mass (7) movable along a vertical rectilinear axis, a sensor (9) for measuring the vertical force applied to the impactor, and a device (10) for measuring the penetration of the impactor in the ground, under the effect of the movement of the mass (7). The device can include a vertical shaft connected to the impactor at its lower end, and also one or more stops placed on one or more vertical rods along which the mass moves, the one or more vertical rods being connected to the vertical shaft by one or more elastic members.

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