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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Human mechanics"”.
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Autonomous Drone Assisted Aircraft Inspections
The safety of the passengers, crew, and mechanics is of the utmost importance for any aircraft manufacturer or operator. Visual inspections of the exterior of aircraft are critical to their safe operation, as defects such as corrosion, dents, lightning strikes, or missing parts can compromise the …
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The effect of eccentric exercise velocity on selected measures of muscle function and soreness of the Human elbow flexors in untrained males and females
Eccentric contractions, where a muscle is repeatedly lengthened while generating torque, result in decreased muscle function and muscle soreness. This study was designed to determine whether there was a difference in muscle response of the elbow flexors from untrained subjects (n = 12) between a …
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Examination of the magnitude and timing of hip flexion torque in high degree of difficulty forward somersault dives on the 3m springboard
While there has been much research published on the kinematics and kinetics of forward dives from a springboard, very little has been done on the effect the timing and magnitude of hip flexion torques has on forward dives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the …
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Biomechanical comparison of three methods of back squatting
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Kinesiology, 2009
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3D movement and muscle activity patterns in a violin bowing task
Objective: Overuse injuries in violinists are a problem that has been primarily analyzed through the use of questionnaires. Simultaneous 3D motion analysis and EMG to measure muscle activity has been suggested as a quantitative technique to explore this problem by identifying movement patterns and …
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Comparison of passive cervical spine flexion in children and adults
… properties and morphological changes during human development. To help understand the effects of maturation on the changes in neck flexion biomechanics, this study compared the passive cervical spine flexion of children to adults in specific age groups (6-8, 9-12, 20-29, 30-40 years). …
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Anaerobic fatigue and its effect on kinematic and kinetic variables associated with impact during vertical jumping
Kinematic and kinetic variables associated with impacts during non-fatigued and fatigued vertical jumping were examined. The purpose of this study was to investigate fatigue and its effect on anterior/posterior shear forces, compression forces, and flexion/extension moments at the ankle, knee, and …
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Segmentation of cervical and lumbar vertebrae in x-ray images using active appearance models and extensions
This thesis presents a hierarchical segmentation algorithm tailored to the segmentation of cervical and lumbar vertebrae in digitized X-ray images. The algorithm employs the Generalized Hough Transform (GHT) to obtain a suitable initialization for two segmentation stages that utilize Active …
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The influence of load on kinematics of computer-simulated sagittal-plane lifting.
… while tracking lift kinematics measured from a human subject. Simulation results suggest that, contrary to common hypotheses, observed lifting patterns are not dictated by physical law (intrinsic) but are chosen for efficiency and stability (voluntary). In this study, a method for isolating …
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An investigation into normative values for the Functional Movement Screen?(FMS?) and its association to injury in female premier league hockey players in KwaZulu-Natal
Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2014.