Kinematics
The focus of this chapter is the definition and computation of segment and joint: position, orientation, pose, and angular velocity. The methods reviewed for defining angular kinematics are helical axes, Cardan angles, Euler angles, and quaternions. Metho
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Experimental Methods in Biomechanics
Experimental Methods in Biomechanics
John H. Challis
Experimental Methods in Biomechanics
John H. Challis Biomechanics Laboratory The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-52255-1 ISBN 978-3-030-52256-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52256-8
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Preface
In biomechanics, the experimentalist is faced with a plethora of tools for collecting data and another plethora of techniques for processing the data. The primary objectives of this textbook are to introduce the reader to: • The theory behind the primary data collection methods used in biomechanics • The theory behind the primary methods of data processing and analysis used in biomechanics Understanding these various theories means that the scientist is better able to design experiments and similarly better able to develop new data collection, data processing, and analysis protocols. Biomechanics is a broad domain including the analysis of bacterium (e.g., Berg, 2004), plants (e.g., Niklas, 1992), and living tissues (e.g., Fung, 1981); here, the focus will be data collection methods and data processing techniques with reference to whole-body human biomechanics. That stated, many of the topics are applicable to other areas of biomechanics. The book consists of 12 chapters, each covering material related to experimental biomechanics. In common with other areas of science biomechanics follows the scientific method, which is presented and discussed in Chap. 1. The following chapter
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