Experimental Methods in Biomechanics

John H. Challis (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIV, 305 Seiten

2021 | 1st ed. 2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-52258-2 (ISBN)

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This is the first textbook to comprehensively cover the experimental methods used in biomechanics. Designed for graduate students and researchers studying human biomechanics at the whole-body level, the book introduces readers to the theory behind the primary data collection methods and primary methods of data processing and analysis used in biomechanics. Each individual chapter covers a different aspect of data collection or data processing, presenting an overview of the topic at hand and explaining the math required for understanding the topic. A series of appendices provide the specific math that is required for understanding the chapter contents. Each chapter leads readers through the techniques used for data collection and processing, providing sufficient theoretical background to understand both the how and why of these techniques. Chapters end with a set of review questions, and then a bibliography which is divided into three sections (cited references, specific references, anduseful references).

Provides a comprehensive and in depth presentation on methods in whole-body human biomechanics;
First textbook to cover both collection and processing in a single volume;
Appendices provide the math needed for the main chapters.

John H. Challis received his B.Sc. (honors) and Ph.D. from Loughborough University in the UK. He then taught at the University of Birmingham. From there he moved to The Pennsylvania State University, where he is currently a Professor and Director of the Biomechanics Lab. Dr. Challis has served as the president of both the American Society of Biomechanics and the International Society of Biomechanics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology, the American Society of Biomechanics, and the International Society of Biomechanics. His research focus is musculoskeletal biomechanics with a view to developing improved measurement techniques, and understanding the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system.

The Experimental Method.- Experimental Tools.- Signal Contents.- Signal Processing.- Electromyography.- Motion Analysis.- Force Plates and Related Technologies.- Anthropometry.- Kinematics.- Inverse Dynamics and Energetics.- Error Analysis.- Scaling.- Appendix A: Matrices.- Appendix B: SI Units and Quantities Used In Biomechanics.- Appendix C: Binary Math.- Appendix D: Trigonometry.- Appendix E: Logarithms.- Appendix F: Numerical Data Differentiation.- Appendix G: Data Sets for Testing Data Differentiation.- Appendix H: Singular Value Decomposition.- Appendix I: Ellipses.- Appendix J: Calculus.- Appendix K: Inertial Properties of Geometric Solids.- Appendix L: Dot Product.- Appendix M: Cardan and Euler Angles.- Appendix N: Quaternions.- Appendix O: Cross Product.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.12.2021
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 305 p. 183 illus., 130 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 279 mm
Gewicht	791 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Orthopädie
Themenwelt	Technik
Schlagworte	Biomechanics • Data Differentiation • data integration • filtering • Inverse dynamics • Kinematics • Kinetics • motion analysis • three-dimensional
ISBN-10	3-030-52258-X / 303052258X
ISBN-13	978-3-030-52258-2 / 9783030522582
Zustand	Neuware