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Reference for biomechanics professionals, researchers, motor behaviorists, and ergonomists; textbook for undergraduate and graduate biomechanics courses in research methods. "From how to understand and build concepts to new chapters on new techniques and research in the works, this provides a fine college-level analysis of the math and data collection systems behind biomechanics, and makes for a fine reference for any research interested in analyzing human movement."

-- Midwest Book Review

Research Methods in Biomechanics

Part I. Kinematics



Chapter 1. Planar Kinematics



D. Gordon E. Robertson and Graham E. Caldwell



Description of Position



Degrees of Freedom



Kinematic Data Collection



Linear Kinematics



Angular Kinematics



Summary



Suggested Readings



Chapter 2. Three-Dimensional Kinematics



Joseph Hamill, W. Scott Selbie, and Thomas M. Kepple



Collection of Three-Dimensional Data



Coordinate Systems and Assumption of Rigid Segments



Transformations between Coordinate Systems



Defining the Segment LCS for the Lower Extremity



Pose Estimation: Tracking the Segment LCS



Joint Angles



Joint Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration of Cardan Joint Angles



Summary



Suggested Readings



Part II. Kinetics



Chapter 3. Body Segment Parameters



D. Gordon E. Robertson



Methods for Measuring and Estimating Body Segment Parameters



Two-Dimensional (Planar) Computational Methods



Three-Dimensional (Spatial) Computational Methods



Summary



Suggested Readings



Chapter 4. Forces and Their Measurement



Graham E. Caldwell, D. Gordon E. Robertson, and Saunders N. Whittlesey



Force



Newton's Laws



Free-Body Diagrams



Types of Forces



Moment of Force, or Torque



Linear Impulse and Momentum



Angular Impulse and Momentum



Measurement of Force



Summary



Suggested Readings



Chapter 5. Two-Dimensional Inverse Dynamics



Saunders N. Whittlesey and D. Gordon E. Robertson



Planar Motion Analysis



Numerical Formulation



Human Joint Kinetics



Applications



Summary



Suggested Readings



Chapter 6. Energy, Work, and Power



D. Gordon E. Robertson



Energy, Work, and the Laws of Thermodynamics



Conservation of Mechanical Energy



Ergometry: Direct Methods



Ergometry: Indirect Methods



Mechanical Efficiency



Summary



Suggested Readings



Chapter 7. Three-Dimensional Kinetics



W. Scott Selbie, Joseph Hamill, and Thomas Kepple



Segments and Link Models



3-D Inverse Dynamics Analysis



Presentation of the Net Moment Data



Joint Power



Interpretation of Net Joint Moments



Sources of Error in Three-Dimensional Calculations



Summary



Suggested Readings



Part III. Muscles, Models, and Movement



Chapter 8. Electromyographic Kinesiology



Gary Kamen



Physiological Origin of the Electromyographic Signal



Recording and Acquiring the Electromyographic Signal



Analyzing and Interpreting the Electromyographic Signal



Applications for Electromyographic Techniques



Summary



Suggested Readings



Chapter 9. Muscle Modeling



Graham E. Caldwell



The Hill Muscle Model



Muscle-Specific Hill Models



Beyond the Hill Model



Summary



Suggested Readings



Chapter 10. Computer Simulation of Human Movement



Saunders N. Whittlesey and Joseph Hamill



Overview: Modeling As a Process



Why Simulate Human Movement?



General Procedure for Simulations



Control Theory



Limitations of Computer Models



Summary



Suggested Readings



Chapter 11. Musculoskeletal Modeling



Brian R. Umberger and Graham E. Caldwell



Musculoskeletal Models



Control Models



Analysis Techniques



Summary



Suggested Readings



Part IV. Further Analytical Procedures



Chapter 12. Signal Processing



Timothy R. Derrick and D. Gordon E. Robertson



Characteristics of a Signal



Fourier Transform



Time-Dependent Fourier Transform



Sampling Theorem



Ensuring Circular Continuity



Smoothing Data



Summary



Suggested Readings



Chapter 13. Dynamical Systems Analysis of Coordination



Richard E.A. van Emmerik, Ross H. Miller, and Joseph Hamill



Movement Coordination



Foundations for Coordination Analysis



Quantifying Coordination: Relative Phase Methods



Quantifying Coordination: Vector Coding



Overview of Coordination Analysis Techniques



Summary



Suggested Readings



Chapter 14. Analysis of Biomechanical Waveform Data



Kevin J. Deluzio, Andrew J. Harrison, Norma Coffey, and Graham E. Caldwell



Biomechanical Waveform Data



Principal Component Analysis



Functional Data Analysis



Comparison of PCA and FDA



Summary



Suggested Readings