Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement

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Author: David A. Winter

ISBN-10: 0470398183

ISBN-13: 9780470398180

Category: Mechanical Engineering - General & Miscellaneous

The classic book on human movement in biomechanics, newly updated\ Widely used and referenced, David Winter’s Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement is a classic examination of techniques used to measure and analyze all body movements as mechanical systems, including such everyday movements as walking. It fills the gap in human movement science area where modern science and technology are integrated with anatomy, muscle physiology, and electromyography to assess and understand human...

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A thorough update of the classic book on human movement in biomechanicsBiomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement, Third Edition is the thoroughly updated and retitled version of the widely used Biomechanics of Human Movement. Integrating a common set of data and analyses with reliable material on biomechanical techniques, this up-to-date edition examines techniques used to measure and analyze all body movements as mechanical systems, including such everyday movements as walking.This highly informative and accessible Third Edition treats each limb of the body as a separate segment connected at hinge joints. Actuators replace muscles, and torque motors replace the net effect of all muscles. Descriptions of movements are given as well as examinations of the cause of the movement at kinetic and electromyographic levels.Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement, Third Edition features: New material on 3D kinematics and kinetics emphasizing motor control Expanded coverage on image measurement systems New information on 3D center-of-mass estimates Models of the kinetics of balance control The latest research findings on fundamental relationships New biophysical models of EMG detection, as well as standards for recording and reportingComplete with basic physics principles presented in capsule form for quick reference, Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement, Third Edition is an essential resource for students and researchers.

1 Biomechanics as an Interdiscipline 12 Signal Processing 143 Kinematics 454 Anthropometry 825 Kinetics: Forces and Moments of Force 1076 Mechanical Work, Energy, and Power 1397 Three-Dimensional Kinematics and Kinetics 1768 Synthesis of Human Movement - Forward Solutions 2009 Muscle Mechanics 22410 Kinesiological Electromyography 25011 Biomechanical Movement Synergies 281Appendix A Kinematic, Kinetic, and Energy Data 296Appendix B Units and Definitions Related to Biomechanical and Electromyographical Measurements 361Index 367