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What does CP stand for?

Center of Pressure


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Samples in periodicals archive:
In addition to the lateral transfer of forces, the center of pressure shifts laterally.
The DDR[R] trained group showed significant improvement in the average displacement from the force plate platform center on the y-axis, as well as, the average deviation of the center of pressure (COP) from the y centroid of the base of support (BOS) at (p = 0.
[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] Outcome Measures and Statistics The primary outcome measure was the mean velocity of the center of pressure (COP) displacements in millimeters per second.
In technical terms, moving the balance point forward on the arrow causes the center of pressure (CP) and the center of gravity (CG) to separate to a greater distance during flight.
The most important realization was the role that the center of gravity (CG) and the center of pressure (CP) played in maintaining stability in the aircraft.
That subtle swaying causes the center of pressure under an individual's feet to shift randomly within a radius of a centimeter or two.
You would likely have wide-ranging excursions of your center of pressure (COP) at the support surface and wide movements of your body segments as you try to balance.
We used standard techniques to calculate center of pressure (CoP) excursion data when the magnitude of the vertical GRF exceeded 10 N [23].

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