ME 5xx

Kinematics and Dynamics of Human Motion


3 credit hours
when offered


instructor
	C. M. Krousgrill and G. R. Pennock

prerequisites
	ME 274 (Basic Mechanics II) and ME 352 (Mechanism Design)

description
	An introduction to skeletal anatomy as related to biomechanics.

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outline

Planar Kinematical Analysis
¥	Displacement analysis: Closed-loop and open-chain mechanisms.  Applications to gait analysis.  Three and four finitely separated positions of a bone.  Fixed and moving centrodes.  Applications to the design of knee prosthesis.  Kinematic inversion.
¥	Velocity analysis:  Rigid body systems.  Applications to biomechanics.  Graphical and analytical techniques.  Instantaneous centers of zero velocity.
¥	Acceleration analysis:  Center of curvature and radius of curvature.  Instantaneous center of zero acceleration.  Inflection circle and the Bresse circle.  Application to hand-eye coordination.
¥	Higher order analysis: The cubic of stationary curvature and curvature of the fixed and moving polhodes.  Application to accurate hand motion.

Planar Kinetic Analysis
¥	Newton-Euler formulation:  Review of Newton-Euler dynamical equations.  Mass moments of inertia.  Solution techniques.
¥	Lagrangain formulation:  Virtual displacements and work concepts.  Kinetic and potential energy functions.  Lagrange's equations.  Solution techniques.
¥	Application to biomechanical systems:  Dynamical joint loads during motion.  Dynamic loads in skeletal members and joints due to impacts.  Relation of motion and loads to wear in prosthetic joints.  Use of existing simulation packages for dynamic analysis in biomechanical systems.

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