Download or read book Estimated Segmental Parameters for Human Body Models written by John Theodore McConville and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Experimental Methods in Biomechanics written by John H. Challis and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, and useful 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.
Download or read book Estimation of Body Segment Parameters of College Age Females Using a Mathematical Model microform written by Carol Ann Finch and published by National Library of Canada. This book was released on 1985 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science written by Youlian Hong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science is a landmark work of reference. Now available in a concise paperback edition, it offers a comprehensive and in-depth survey of current theory, research and practice in sports, exercise and clinical biomechanics, in both established and emerging contexts. Including contributions from many of the world's leading biomechanists, the book is arranged into five thematic sections: biomechanics in sports injury, orthopedics and rehabilitation health and rehabilitation training, learning and coaching methodologies and systems of measurement. Drawing explicit connections between the theoretical, investigative and applied components of sports science research, this book is both a definitive subject guide and an important contribution to the contemporary research agenda in biomechanics and human movement science. It is essential reading for all students, scholars and researchers working in sports biomechanics, kinesiology, ergonomics, sports engineering, orthopaedics and physical therapy.
Download or read book Biomechanics of Human Motion written by Barney F. LeVeau and published by SLACK Incorporated. This book was released on 2011 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomechanics of Human Motion: Basics and Beyond for the Health Professions presents a straightforward approach to the basic principles, theories and applications of biomechanics and provides numerous techniques and examples for approaching biomechanical situations enhanced by healthcare professionals. Building on his previous work, Dr. Barney LeVeau uses clearly defined, concise terms and real-life applications rather than advanced mathematics to make teaching and learning biomechanics easier. Based upon the concept of force, the text illustrates how force is applied to the human body and how the body applies force to various objects. The emphasis is upon the pertinent factors that guide the reader to an understanding of biomechanics at a beginning level. Chapter Topics Include: * Strength of material such as loading and stress-strain relationships * Composition and Resolution of Forces such as graphic method and mathematical method * Equilibrium such as static, first condition and second condition * Dynamics such as kinematics and kinetics * Application such as stability and balance, motion analysis, and gait What's Inside: * Simple explanations of biological & mechanical concepts * Contemporary articles at the end of each chapter providing readers with information beyond the basics * Over 240 images illustrate biomechanical situations and computations * User-friendly, uncomplicated mathematical formulas and examples Biomechanics of Human Motion: Basics and Beyond for the Health Professions provides students and clinicians of all allied health professions with a basic background and solid foundation on which to build a solid understanding of force and biomechanics.
Download or read book Brain and Human Body Modeling written by Sergey Makarov and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book describes modern applications of computational human modeling with specific emphasis in the areas of neurology and neuroelectromagnetics, depression and cancer treatments, radio-frequency studies and wireless communications. Special consideration is also given to the use of human modeling to the computational assessment of relevant regulatory and safety requirements. Readers working on applications that may expose human subjects to electromagnetic radiation will benefit from this book’s coverage of the latest developments in computational modelling and human phantom development to assess a given technology’s safety and efficacy in a timely manner. Describes construction and application of computational human models including anatomically detailed and subject specific models; Explains new practices in computational human modeling for neuroelectromagnetics, electromagnetic safety, and exposure evaluations; Includes a survey of modern applications for which computational human models are critical; Describes cellular-level interactions between the human body and electromagnetic fields.
Download or read book Human Body Composition written by Steven Heymsfield and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2005 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2nd edition of Human Body Composition includes updated information and new chapters. The editors and 35 contributors are well respected researchers in the field of body composition science. This is one of few texts that provides comprehensive coverage of body composition research. The primary intent is to present current information on research methods. This book can serve as a textbook for those who are students or new researchers. Descriptions of various methods and background information are imparted in great detail with numerous references. New chapters address energy expenditure, animal body composition, molecular genetics and body composition as it relates to disease states of cancer, HIV, obesity and certain inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This book is recommended for students and new researchers in the field of body composition research who need to learn various methods, histories and practical applications--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Development of a Geometric Modelling Approach for Human Body Segment Inertial Parameter Estimation microform written by Jennifer Durkin and published by Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calculating net joint forces and moments of force in the study of human movement requires accurate human body segment parameter (BSP) information. The purpose of this study was to investigate an approach for developing geometric models based on segment mass distribution (MD) information for BSP estimation. Study 1 investigated the MD properties of the human thigh for four human populations using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Thigh mass, centre of mass in the longitudinal (CMx) and mediolateral (CMy) directions, and moment of inertia about the CM along an anteroposterior axis (ICMz) were determined using DEXA. Thigh MD properties of 20 subjects were used for model generation and the equations were validated on 80 subjects by comparing estimations with DEXA measurements. BSP estimations from 4 other models available in the literature were also examined. Study 2 followed the methodology of Study 1, using the forearm segment. Study 3 advanced on Studies 1 and 2 by adding a sagittal plane dimension to a lower leg model. Forty subjects underwent frontal and sagittal plane DEXA scans and models were validated using a split-half reliability method. The results of all three studies showed that mass and ICM estimates were not significantly better than the other models examined, however CM estimations were often improved. The models in Studies 1 and 2 may have been limited by the 21) nature of the methodology. The use of an elliptical model helped to account for the more posterior location of the CM in the lower leg, however insufficient statistical power may have prevented the detection of significant differences in mass and ICM estimates. The results of this study show promise for future modelling of human body segments. Modelling according to MD properties allows the assumption of constant density while accounting for inertial changes along the segment length. 3D model validation, greater sample sizes, and the analysis of the remaining segments of the human body may lead us closer to understanding the kinetics of human movement.
Download or read book Articulated Motion and Deformable Objects written by Francisco J. Perales and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-06-29 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TheAMDO-e2006conferencetookplaceattheHotelMonPort, Portd'Andratx (Mallorca), on July 11-14, 2006, sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR), the MEC (Ministerio de Educaciþ on y Ciencia, SpanishGovernment), theConselleriad'Economia, HisendaiInnovaciþ o(Balearic Islands Government), the AERFAI (Spanish Association in Pattern Recognition and Arti?cial Intelligence), the EG (Eurographics Association) and the Ma- ematics and Computer Science Department of the UIB. Important commercial sponsorsalsocollaboratedwithpracticaldemonstrations;themaincontributions were from: VICOM Tech, ANDROME Iberica, GroupVision, Ndigital (NDI), CESA and TAGrv. The subject of the conference was ongoing research in articulated motion on a sequence of images and sophisticated models for deformable objects. The goals of these areas are to understand and interpret the motion of complex objects that can be found in sequences of images in the real world. The main topics considered as priority were: geometric and physical deformable models, motion analysis, articulated models and animation, modelling and visualization of deformable models, deformable models applications, motion analysis appli- tions, single or multiple human motion analysis and synthesis, face modelling, tracking, recovering and recognition models, virtual and augmented reality, haptics devices, biometrics techniques. These topics were grouped into four tracks: Track 1: Computer Graphics (Human Modelling and Animation), Track 2: Human Motion (Analysis, Tracking, 3D Reconstruction and Rec- nition), Track 3: Multimodal User Interaction (VR and AR, Speech, Biom- rics) and Track 4: Advanced Multimedia Systems (Standards, Indexed Video Contents). This conference was the natural evolution of the AMDO2004 workshop (Springer LNCS 3179).
Download or read book Digital Human Modeling written by Vincent G. Duffy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Digital Human Modeling, ICDHM 2011, held in Orlando, FL, USA in July 2011. The 58 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the thematic area of anthropometry applications, posture and motion modeling, digital human modeling and design, cognitive modeling, and driver modeling.
Download or read book Emerging Topics in Computer Vision and Its Applications written by C. H. Chen and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2012 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a comprehensive overview of the most advanced theories, methodologies and applications in computer vision. Particularly, it gives an extensive coverage of 3D and robotic vision problems. Example chapters featured are Fourier methods for 3D surface modeling and analysis, use of constraints for calibration-free 3D Euclidean reconstruction, novel photogeometric methods for capturing static and dynamic objects, performance evaluation of robot localization methods in outdoor terrains, integrating 3D vision with force/tactile sensors, tracking via in-floor sensing, self-calibration of camera networks, etc. Some unique applications of computer vision in marine fishery, biomedical issues, driver assistance, are also highlighted.
Download or read book Kinetics of Human Motion written by Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2002 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the examination of forces that create entire body motion.
Download or read book Handbook of Human Motion written by and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Human Motion is a large cross-disciplinary reference work which covers the many interlinked facets of the science and technology of human motion and its measurement. Individual chapters cover fundamental principles and technological developments, the state-of-the-art and consider applications across four broad and interconnected fields; medicine, sport, forensics and animation. The huge strides in technological advancement made over the past century make it possible to measure motion with unprecedented precision, but also lead to new challenges. This work introduces the many different approaches and systems used in motion capture, including IR and ultrasound, mechanical systems and video, plus some emerging techniques. The large variety of techniques used for the study of motion science in medicine can make analysis a complicated process, but extremely effective for the treatment of the patient when well utilised. The handbook descri bes how motion capture techniques are applied in medicine, and shows how the resulting analysis can help in diagnosis and treatment. A closely related field, sports science involves a combination of in-depth medical knowledge and detailed understanding of performance and training techniques, and motion capture can play an extremely important role in linking these disciplines. The handbook considers which technologies are most appropriate in specific circumstances, how they are applied and how this can help prevent injury and improve sporting performance. The application of motion capture in forensic science and security is reviewed, with chapters dedicated to specific areas including employment law, injury analysis, criminal activity and motion/facial recognition. And in the final area of application, the book describes how novel motion capture techniques have been designed specifically to aid the creation of increasingly realistic animation within films and v ideo games, with Lord of the Rings and Avatar just two examples. Chapters will provide an overview of the bespoke motion capture techniques developed for animation, how these have influenced advances in film and game design, and the links to behavioural studies, both in humans and in robotics. Comprising a cross-referenced compendium of different techniques and applications across a broad field, the Handbook of Human Motion provides the reader with a detailed reference and simultaneously a source of inspiration for future work. The book will be of use to students, researchers, engineers and others working in any field relevant to human motion capture.
Download or read book Biomechanics of Normal and Pathological Human Articulating Joints written by N. Berme and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The widespread occurrence of the various forms of arthritis not only results in a great waste of manpower, but also causes immeasurable pain and suffering for the patients. Due to the limited understanding of its etiology, the currently available treatments are directed at the effects of the disease rather than its causes. The solutions available to the clinician at the advanced stages of arthritis are frequently surgical and include prosthetic replacement arthroplasty. Many advances have been made in the last decade in the basic understanding of the kinematics and kinetics of anatomical joints, as well as in the technology of joint replacement. The NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Portugal during June 20-July 1, 1983 addressed these topics and provided instruction on the advances in biomechanics of diarthrodial joints. The proceedings of this Institute are presented in this volume. Many different areas of specialization contribute to the field of joint biomechanics. Due to the complexity of each individual topic, it was not attempted here to present a complete treatise of each of these areas. Each chapter typically gives a review and a flavor of the subject matter, as well as discussing the state-of the-art advances in general or in specific research areas. Some of the chapters, such as those on lubrication and muscle mechanics, are more mathematically oriented than the others. Nevertheless, the reader with a non-engineering background, I trust, would still find most of the book informative and easy to read.
Download or read book Biomechanics of Engineering written by Adam Morecki and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-04 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ESTIMATING BODY SEGMENT INERTIAL PARAMETERS OF THE HUMAN BODY USING A MICROSOFT KINECT written by Pawel Kudzia and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Anthropometry and Biomechanics written by Ronald Easterby and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assessment of the physical dimensions of the human body and application of this knowledge to the design of tools, equip ment, and work are certainly among the oldest arts and sciences. It would be an easy task if all anthropometric dimensions, of all people, would follow a general rule. Thus, philosophers and artists embedded their ideas about the most aesthetic proportions into ideal schemes of perfect proportions. "Golden sections" were developed in ancient India, China, Egypt, and Greece, and more recently by Leonardo DaVinci, or Albrecht Durer. However, such canons are fictive since actual human dimensions and proportions vary greatly among individuals. The different physical appearances often have been associated with mental, physiological and behavioral characteristics of the individuals. Hypocrates (about 460-377 BC) taught that there are four temperaments (actually, body fluids) represented by four body types. The psychiatrist Ernst Kretchmer (1888-1964) proposed that three typical somatotypes (pyknic, athletic, aesthenic) could reflect human character traits. Since the 1940's, W. H. Sheldon and his coworkers devised a system of three body physiques (endo-, meso-, ectomorphic). The classification was originally qualitative, and only recently has been developed to include actual measurements.
