Basic Information
This Course Concerns Topics Related to The Biomechanics of The Human Body in Terms of The Kinematics and Kinetics of The Skeleton and Its Joints, and The Mechanics of Different Hard and Soft Tissues. The Topics Covered# Anatomical Planes, Joint Angles, Walking and Running Gait Cycles, Ground Reaction Force, Center of Mass, Potential And Kinetic Energy, Mechanical Models For Walking and Running, Static Problems, Muscle Forces and Joint Moments, 3d Skeletal Model, Types Of Joints, Pathological Gait, Measurement Devices and Methods (e.g., Motion Capture, Inertial Measurement Units, Force Plates), Inverse Kinematics, Bone and Joint Pose Estimation, Inverse Dynamics, Muscle Composition and Structure, Muscle Models, Force-length-speed-activation Relationships, Electromyography, Muscle Force Optimization, Linear Isotropic and Anisotropic Elasticity, Bone Composition and Structure, Bone Mechanics, Bone Implants, Types Of Soft Tissues, Nonlinear Elasticity, Characterization of The Soft Tissue Mechanical Properties, Mechanics of Tendons and Ligaments, Viscoelasticity. Learning Outcomes# By The End of This Course, The Students Will Be Able To# 1. Understand The Terminology Used in Biomechanics Studies and Have A Common Language With Researchers and Clinicians in The Field.__ 2. Know How to Define and Solve Static and Dynamic Problems Related To Human Movement, and Compute The Forces in The Muscles and Joints. 3. Know How to Define and Use The Equations Describing The Mechanical Behavior of Hard and Soft Tissues in Numerical Models. 4. Know How to Define Ad Use Different Methods For Measuring Human Body Movement and The Loads Acting On It. 5. Know How to Analyze Biomechanical Data For The Purpose Of Diagnostics, Research and Design of Biomechanical Devices.
Faculty: Mechanical Engineering
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Pre-required courses
(34010 - Dynamics and 34029 - Solid Mechanics 2) or (34010 - Dynamics and 334222 - Solid Mechanics For Biomedical Eng.) or (84225 - Dynamics and 84505 - Solid Mechanics) or (84225 - Dynamics and 84506 - Solid Mechanics)