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Biomechanics and Biomechatronics in Sports, Exercise, and Entertainment Karen L. Troy*, Kimberly Tetreault†, Adam D. Goodworth‡, Songbai Ji*, Marko B. Popovic*

*WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, WORCESTER, MA, UNITED STATES †GAYLORD

HOSPITAL, WALLINGFORD, CT, UNITED STATES ‡UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD,

HARTFORD, CT, UNITED STATES

Abstract

This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of biomechanics experimental procedures, data analysis,

modeling, and simulation. This chapter also overviews several examples of advanced biomechatronics

systems for sports, exercise, and entertainment.

CHAPTER OUTLINE

16.1 Biomechanics Fundamentals .................................................................................................. 451

16.1.1 Development of Modern Age Biomechanics .......................................................................452

16.1.2 Biomechanics Experimental Tools and Data Processing Techniques ...................................455

16.1.3 Running, Jumping, and Landing Biomechanics ....................................................................459

16.2 Modeling and Simulation: Simplified, Intermediate, and Detailed Models ............................... 461

16.2.1 Simplified Models ...............................................................................................................461

16.2.2 Simplified Dynamic Template Models .................................................................................465

16.2.3 Detailed Musculoskeletal Models .......................................................................................471

16.2.4 Review of Exercise (and Games) Systems for Physical Therapy and

Rehabilitation ................................................................................................................................474

16.2.5 General Exercise and Game Systems ...................................................................................477

16.2.6 Future Directions: Virtual Reality and Video Games ............................................................481

16.3 Several Examples of Biomechatronics Systems for Exercise, Rehabilitation,

Games, and Sports ......................................................................................................................... 481

16.4 Head Injury Biomechanical Modeling ..................................................................................... 487

16.5 Exercise Systems in Microgravity Conditions ........................................................................... 488

References .................................................................................................................................... 490

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