BookJohn H. Challis.
Summary: 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. .
Contents:
The Experimental Method
Experimental Tools
Signal Contents
Signal Processing
Electromyography
Motion Analysis
Force Plates and Related Technologies
Anthropometry
Kinematics
Inverse Dynamics and Energetics
Error Analysis
Scaling
Appendix A: Matrices
Appendix B: SI Units and Quantities Used In Biomechanics
Appendix C: Binary Math
Appendix D: Trigonometry
Appendix E: Logarithms
Appendix F: Numerical Data Differentiation
Appendix G: Data Sets for Testing Data Differentiation
Appendix H: Singular Value Decomposition
Appendix I: Ellipses
Appendix J: Calculus
Appendix K: Inertial Properties of Geometric Solids
Appendix L: Dot Product
Appendix M: Cardan and Euler Angles
Appendix N: Quaternions
Appendix O: Cross Product.