CG OF MULTI-SEGMENT SYSTEMS (IRREGULAR SHAPE) Example One: If we need to locate the CG of the whole leg using the $CG_{thigh}$, $CG_{leg}$ and $CG_{foot}$ we can use the same equations, provided that we pre-calculate the length and mass of each segment, as well as each segment CG. $x_{CG} = \frac{m_1x_1 + m_2x_2 + ... + m_nx_n}{M}$ $y_{CG} = \frac{m_1y_1 + m_2y_2 + ... + m_ny_n}{M}$

          CG OF MULTI-SEGMENT SYSTEMS (IRREGULAR SHAPE)
Example One:
If we need to locate the CG of the whole
leg using the $CG_{thigh}$, $CG_{leg}$ and $CG_{foot}$ we
can use the same equations, provided
that we pre-calculate the length and
mass of each segment, as well as each
segment CG.
$x_{CG} = \frac{m_1x_1 + m_2x_2 + ... + m_nx_n}{M}$
$y_{CG} = \frac{m_1y_1 + m_2y_2 + ... + m_ny_n}{M}$

CG OF MULTI-SEGMENT SYSTEMS (IRREGULAR SHAPE)
Example One:
If we need to locate the CG of the whole
leg using the CGthigh, CGleg and CGfoot we
can use the same equations, provided
that we pre-calculate the length and
mass of each segment, as well as each
segment CG.
xCG = (m1x1 + m2x2 + ... + mnxn)/(M)
yCG = (m1y1 + m2y2 + ... + mnyn)/(M)

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Example One: If we need to locate the CG of the whole leg using the CG thigh, CG leg, and CG foot, we can use the same equations, provided that we pre-calculate the length and mass of each segment, as well as each segment's CG.