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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"biomechanical analysis"”.
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Biomechanical analysis of instep kick in soccer
The game of soccer involves complex motor actions of the human body. Among the various kicking motion performed by the soccer players, the instep-kick occupies a place of fundamental importance. The player exhibits different levels of speed and trajectories of the ball by controlling the kinematic …
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A biomechanical analysis of soccer heading technique
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if differences existed between collegiate soccer players who head the ball frequently and those players who head the ball infrequently. Twenty-four women's collegiate soccer players volunteered for this study. All Participants had at least 9 years …
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Tracking and modelling motion for biomechanical analysis
This thesis focuses on the problem of determining appropriate skeletal configurations for which a virtual animated character moves to desired positions as smoothly, rapidly, and as accurately as possible. During the last decades, several methods and techniques, sophisticated or heuristic, have been …
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Epidemiology and Biomechanical Analysis of Facial Fractures
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the occurrence of facial fractures in automotive collisions and to determine the tolerance of the facial bones to blunt impact. The effects of restraint use, impact severity and impact direction on facial fractures were evaluated using the NASS-CDS …
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Biomechanical analysis of carpal flexion and extension
… of force exertion. The knowledge gained from analysis of the study data will be the first step in the formulation of a biomechanical model of wrist flexion and extension. Such a model would predict forces and torques at specific wrist postures and be employed to reduce cumulative trauma …
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Biomechanical analysis of asymmetric and dynamic lifting task
… of human musculoskeletal system during lifting, biomechanical models are utilized to address this problem. This thesis provides an indepth literature review of such modeling, and the results of experiments used to address LBD issues. An isometric pulling experiment was conducted to study the …
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Musculoskeletal Biomechanical Analysis of Brachial Plexus Injury and Treatment
… of this dissertation was to evaluate the biomechanical consequences of brachial plexus injury at the shoulder. Recent advances in computational musculoskeletal modeling and simulation techniques allowed us to compare different nerve transfer surgeries solely based on the biomechanical …
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Three-dimensional biomechanical analysis of fast bowling in cricket
… ball release speed. A five camera 240 Hz motion analysis system (Motion Analysis Corp.) was used to track markers on the bowler delivering a series of balls at a target in line with the wickets, and a Bertec force plate was used to measure ground reaction forces. The marker arrangement allowed …
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INERTIAL MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS IN PRESSURE SUITS
A non-invasive system has been developed at the University of Maryland Space System Laboratory with the goal of providing a new capability for quantifying the motion of the human inside a space suit. Based on an array of six microprocessors and eighteen microelectromechanical (MEMS) inertial …
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Supernumerary robotic limbs : biomechanical analysis and human-robot coordination Training
As the workforce within manufacturing grows older, especially within aircraft manufacturing, the need for new technologies to assist workers arises. If a technology could offer improvements to an aircraft manufacturing laborer's efficiency, as well as reduce the load on his body, it could …
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Low Back Biomechanical Analysis of Isometric Pushing and Pulling Tasks
… control of spinal stability when evaluating the biomechanical risks of pushing and pulling tasks.
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Novel Computational Infant Musculoskeletal Model for Biomechanical Analysis of Infant Movement
… computational infant musculoskeletal model for biomechanical analysis of infant movement. For this study, 31 reflective markers were placed on an infant, and marker-based motion capture data was collected. The computational study used a generic GAIT2392 OpenSim musculoskeletal model that was …
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A Biomechanical Analysis of Male and Female Intermediate Hurdlers and Steeplechasers
… Track and Field National Championships. A 2-D analysis was performed on each subject to determine differences between events and genders for the following variables: loss of horizontal velocity, peak center of mass relative to hurdle height, horizontal position at peak center of mass, deviation …
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Revealing complexities within flat-water kayaking: injury prevention and biomechanical analysis
… The second portion of the thesis involved novel biomechanical analysis of kayaking on the water and on a kayaking-ergometer. It is the first objective description of the three dimensional movements of the kayak in the literature. Sprint and marathon paddlers performed a 180 metre time trial using …
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A platform for high-speed biomechanical analysis using wearable wireless sensors
… is high-speed human motion. When applied to biomechanical study, this inaccuracy is magnified when higher order parameters, such as torque and force, are calculated using optical information. This dissertation presents a a first-of-its-kind wearable dual-range inertial sensor platform that …
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Biomechanical analysis of traumatic brain injury by MRI-based finite element modeling
… tagged MRI and the harmonic phase (HARP) imaging analysis technique originally developed for cardiac motion analysis. The FE simulation of mild impact is then carried out using the proposed 3D head model. The predicted deformation field from FE modeling correlates reasonably well with the results …
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Biomechanical Analysis of Femoral Neck Strength with Respect to Femoral Head Core Decompression
It is estimated that between 10,000 and 20,000 new patients present with avascular necrosis of the femoral head each year in the United States. The current treatment for avascular necrosis is femoral head core decompression which is used to decrease the intraosseous pressure and promote vascular …
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