Undergraduate Courses BIOENG 1632

BIOENG 1632 - Biomechanics III

Instructor: Redfern

Credits: 3

Term: Spring

Description: Biodynamics is the study of the movement in biologic systems. This course focuses on the analysis of human movement. This discipline is used in clinical and research settings to understand how various pathologies impact movement and how interventions can be implemented to aid those affected by movement disorders. We cover the fundamentals of biomechanics of human movement using mechanical modelling techniques. The major focus is kinematic analyses in three dimensions using matrix techniques. Some fundamentals of kinetics are covered.

Prerequisites: BIOENG 1630, BIOENG 1631, ENGR 0012

Required Texts: Kinematics of Human Motion, Vladamir Zatsiorsky

(Some materials will be taken from other sources as well)

Course Objectives: There are three major goals of this course:

1. Understand basic methods of kinematics/kinetic analysis used in multi-link systems and be able to implement these methods in the analysis of human movement.
2. Learn the fundamentals of human movement systems, such as gait analysis, eye movement analysis, lifting, sports applications.
3. Develop skills in the computer programming language, MATLAB, which will be used throughout the course to perform computations on kinematic data.

Topics Covered:

• Coordinate systems
• Matrix methods of ranslation and rotations
• MATLAB methods of analysis
• Euler angles
• Eye movement analysis
• Joint configuations
• Kinematic chains
• Anthropometrics
• Inverse Dynamics

Syllabus: Microsoft Word Format, HTML Format

Class/Laboratory Schedule: Class meets twice a week for 75 minutes each day. Laboratories are included using instrumentation in the Human Movement and Balance Laboratory and the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory