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Dec 04, 2024
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BE 411 - Biomechanics3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the biomechanics of human movement, with applications to occupational, rehabilitation, forensic and sports biomechanics. Topics covered include kinematics; anthropometry; kinetics; mechanical work, energy, and power; synthesis of human movement; muscle mechanics; repetitive motion and low back injuries. (prereq: BE 3100 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Define the terms, anatomical axes, and planes associated with human movement
• Understand the physiology associated with skeletal muscle contractions, strength evaluation, joint mechanics, energy requirements, and fatigue
• Understand the principles and use of electromyography as a biomechanics research tool
• Define the design and behavior of the instrumentation, transducers, force plates, etc. used to collect and process human movement data
• Develop 2-D link-segment models from basic anthropometric and kinematic data
• Obtain inverse solutions of joint moments and reaction forces from kinematic and force plate data
• Design and conduct a human-movement based experiment
Prerequisites by Topic
• Knowledge of engineering statics, dynamics, and strength of materials
• Human physiology and anatomy
• Familiarity with the concepts, instrumentation, and electronics associated with low-level signal amplification, filtering, and processing
Course Topics
• Review of muscle physiology and skeletal anatomy
• Principles and use of electromyography
• Anthropometry
• Center of mass and stability
• Joint motion
• Linear and angular kinematics
• Analysis of kinematic gait data
• Development and use of 2-D link-segment models to estimate joint moments, reaction and compressive forces
• Occupational biomechanics - NIOSH lifting equation, injury mechanisms
Laboratory Topics
• Measurement and use of anthropometic data for the development of link-segment models
• Kinematics and kinetics of elbow flexion
• Vertical jump height and force plates
Coordinator
Larry Fennigkoh
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