Abstract: A method for controlling the introduction of additional lubricant (4) into a bearing (3) lubricated with a lubricant (4), in particular a rolling bearing or plain bearing, comprising the following steps is provided:—determining lubricant state information describing the state, in particular the chemical composition, of the lubricant (4) contained in the bearing (3) and—controlling the introduction of additional lubricant (4) into the bearing (3) depending on the state, which is described by the determined lubricant state information, of the lubricant (4) contained in the bearing (3).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining force versus deformation data for tissue in vivo includes a displacement system that cycles an anatomical member, for example, a foot, repeatedly through a loading/unloading cycle while using a gated imaging procedure such as magnetic resonance imaging to obtain the deformation response of tissues in the foot. The imaging is conducted during the loading/unloading cycle, such that a rate-dependent deformation response is imaged.