Research Methods in Biomechanics

Research Methods in Biomechanics

Whittlesey, Saunders; Kamen, Gary; Hamill, Joseph; Robertson, D. Gordon E.; Caldwell, Graham E.

Human Kinetics Publishers

11/2013

440

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Inglês

9780736093408

15 a 20 dias

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Part I. Kinematics

Chapter 1. Planar Kinematics

D. Gordon E. Robertson and Graham E. Caldwell

Description of Position

Degrees of Freedom

Kinematic Data Collection

Linear Kinematics

Angular Kinematics

Summary

Suggested Readings

Chapter 2. Three-Dimensional Kinematics

Joseph Hamill, W. Scott Selbie, and Thomas M. Kepple

Collection of Three-Dimensional Data

Coordinate Systems and Assumption of Rigid Segments

Transformations between Coordinate Systems

Defining the Segment LCS for the Lower Extremity

Pose Estimation: Tracking the Segment LCS

Joint Angles

Joint Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration of Cardan Joint Angles

Summary

Suggested Readings

Part II. Kinetics

Chapter 3. Body Segment Parameters

D. Gordon E. Robertson

Methods for Measuring and Estimating Body Segment Parameters

Two-Dimensional (Planar) Computational Methods

Three-Dimensional (Spatial) Computational Methods

Summary

Suggested Readings

Chapter 4. Forces and Their Measurement

Graham E. Caldwell, D. Gordon E. Robertson, and Saunders N. Whittlesey

Force

Newton's Laws

Free-Body Diagrams

Types of Forces

Moment of Force, or Torque

Linear Impulse and Momentum

Angular Impulse and Momentum

Measurement of Force

Summary

Suggested Readings

Chapter 5. Two-Dimensional Inverse Dynamics

Saunders N. Whittlesey and D. Gordon E. Robertson

Planar Motion Analysis

Numerical Formulation

Human Joint Kinetics

Applications

Summary

Suggested Readings

Chapter 6. Energy, Work, and Power

D. Gordon E. Robertson

Energy, Work, and the Laws of Thermodynamics

Conservation of Mechanical Energy

Ergometry: Direct Methods

Ergometry: Indirect Methods

Mechanical Efficiency

Summary

Suggested Readings

Chapter 7. Three-Dimensional Kinetics

W. Scott Selbie, Joseph Hamill, and Thomas Kepple

Segments and Link Models

3-D Inverse Dynamics Analysis

Presentation of the Net Moment Data

Joint Power

Interpretation of Net Joint Moments

Sources of Error in Three-Dimensional Calculations

Summary

Suggested Readings

Part III. Muscles, Models, and Movement

Chapter 8. Electromyographic Kinesiology

Gary Kamen

Physiological Origin of the Electromyographic Signal

Recording and Acquiring the Electromyographic Signal

Analyzing and Interpreting the Electromyographic Signal

Applications for Electromyographic Techniques

Summary

Suggested Readings

Chapter 9. Muscle Modeling

Graham E. Caldwell

The Hill Muscle Model

Muscle-Specific Hill Models

Beyond the Hill Model

Summary

Suggested Readings

Chapter 10. Computer Simulation of Human Movement

Saunders N. Whittlesey and Joseph Hamill

Overview: Modeling As a Process

Why Simulate Human Movement?

General Procedure for Simulations

Control Theory

Limitations of Computer Models

Summary

Suggested Readings

Chapter 11. Musculoskeletal Modeling

Brian R. Umberger and Graham E. Caldwell

Musculoskeletal Models

Control Models

Analysis Techniques

Summary

Suggested Readings

Part IV. Further Analytical Procedures

Chapter 12. Signal Processing

Timothy R. Derrick and D. Gordon E. Robertson

Characteristics of a Signal

Fourier Transform

Time-Dependent Fourier Transform

Sampling Theorem

Ensuring Circular Continuity

Smoothing Data

Summary

Suggested Readings

Chapter 13. Dynamical Systems Analysis of Coordination

Richard E.A. van Emmerik, Ross H. Miller, and Joseph Hamill

Movement Coordination

Foundations for Coordination Analysis

Quantifying Coordination: Relative Phase Methods

Quantifying Coordination: Vector Coding

Overview of Coordination Analysis Techniques

Summary

Suggested Readings

Chapter 14. Analysis of Biomechanical Waveform Data

Kevin J. Deluzio, Andrew J. Harrison, Norma Coffey, and Graham E. Caldwell

Biomechanical Waveform Data

Principal Component Analysis

Functional Data Analysis

Comparison of PCA and FDA

Summary

Suggested Readings
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