Validation of a videogrammetry technique for analysing American football helmet kinematics     

Ann Bailey  James Funk  David Lessley  Chris Sherwood  Jeff Crandall  William Neale 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2020,19(5):678-700

ABSTRACT

Professional American football games are recorded in digital video with multiple cameras, often at high resolution and high frame rates. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of a videogrammetry technique to calculate translational and rotational helmet velocity before, during and after a helmet impact. In total, 10 football impacts were staged in a National Football League (NFL) stadium by propelling helmeted 50th percentile male crash test dummies into each other or the ground at speeds and orientations representative of concussive impacts for NFL players. The tests were recorded by experienced sports film crews to obtain video coverage and quality typically available for NFL games. A videogrammetry procedure was used to track the position and rotation of the helmet throughout the relevant time interval of the head impact. Compared with rigidly mounted retroreflective marker three dimensional (3-D) motion tracking that was concurrently collected in the experiments, videogrammetry accurately calculated changes in translational and rotational velocity of the helmet using high frame rate (two cameras at 240 Hz) video (7% and 15% error, respectively). Low frame rate (2 cameras at 60 Hz) video was adequate for calculating pre-impact translational velocity but not for calculating the translational or rotational velocity change of the helmet during impact.  相似文献   

竞技健美操提臀类与分切类难度动作的运动学对比研究     

赵轩立  张晓莹  刘曦 《山东体育学院学报》2020,(1):82-88

高分值难度动作的选编是竞技健美操比赛运动员获胜的根本。作为难度组合的常用动作,提臀类与分切类难度动作在国际高水平赛事中选用甚多,两类动作技术的掌握对于运动员成套编排和训练以及难度分值的提升尤为重要。以高分值难度A207与A220为例,对提臀类与分切类难度动作进行运动学对比研究.比赛中两个难度区分度较低,容易混淆,A220较A207更具竞争力,但A220难度技术复杂,失误率较大。运用Qualisys红外光点高速运动捕捉系统,深层次剖析A220与A207每个动作阶段的运动学特征。研究结果表明:1)以背阔肌为主导的肩关节稳定性是提臀类和分切类难度动作推起腾空的基础。2)分切类难度肩关节高度高于髋关节,左右髋关节角度变化差异较提臀类难度动作更大。3)A207与A220两个动作总体用时无显著性差异,身体重心Z轴位移变化趋势无明显差异。4)腾起高度是运动员高质量完成提臀类与分切类难度动作的基本条件。  相似文献   

The influence of water depth on kinematic and spatiotemporal gait parameters during aquatic treadmill walking     

Taeyou Jung  Yumi Kim  Hyosok Lim  Konstantinos Vrongistinos 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2019,18(3):297-307

The purpose of this study was to investigate kinematic and spatiotemporal variables of aquatic treadmill walking at three different water depths. A total of 15 healthy individuals completed three two-minute walking trials at three different water depths. The aquatic treadmill walking was conducted at waist-depth, chest-depth and neck-depth, while a customised 3-D underwater motion analysis system captured their walking. Each participant’s self-selected walking speed at the waist level was used as a reference speed, which was applied to the remaining two test conditions. A repeated measures ANOVA showed statistically significant differences among the three walking conditions in stride length, cadence, peak hip extension, hip range of motion (ROM), peak ankle plantar flexion and ankle ROM (All p values < 0.05). The participants walked with increased stride length and decreased cadence during neck level as compared to waist and chest level. They also showed increased ankle ROM and decreased hip ROM as the water depth rose from waist and chest to the neck level. However, our study found no significant difference between waist and chest level water in all variables. Hydrodynamics, such as buoyancy and drag force, in response to changes in water depths, can affect gait patterns during aquatic treadmill walking.  相似文献   

A biomechanical comparison of conventional classifications of bowling action-types in junior fast bowlers     

Andrew Schaefer  Rene E. D. Ferdinands  Nicholas O’Dwyer 《Journal of sports sciences》2020,38(10):1085-1095

ABSTRACT

Fast bowling is categorised into four action types: side-on, front-on, semi-open and mixed; however, little biomechanical comparison exists between action types in junior fast bowlers. This study investigated whether there are significant differences between action-type mechanics in junior fast bowlers. Three-dimensional kinematic and kinetic analyses were completed on 60 junior male fast bowlers bowling a five-over spell. Mixed-design factorial analyses of variance were used to test for differences between action-type groups across the phases of the bowling action. One kinetic difference was observed between groups, with a higher vertical ground reaction force loading rate during the front-foot contact phase in mixed and front-on compared to semi-open bowlers; no other significant group differences in joint loading occurred. Significant kinematic differences were observed between the front-on, semi-open and mixed action types during the front-foot contact phase for the elbow and trunk. Significant kinematic differences were also present for the ankle, T12-L1, elbow, trunk and pelvis during the back-foot phase. Overall, most differences in action types for junior fast bowlers occurred during the back-foot contact phase, particularly trunk rotation and T12-L1 joint angles/ranges of motion, where after similar movement patterns were utilized across groups during the front-foot contact phase.  相似文献   

The effects of mid-flight whole-body and trunk rotation on landing mechanics: implications for anterior cruciate ligament injuries     

Meghan L. Critchley  Daniel J. Davis  Michaela M. Keener  Jacob S. Layer  Margaret A. Wilson  Qin Zhu 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2020,19(4):421-437

ABSTRACT

The purpose was to quantify the effects of mid-flight whole-body and trunk rotation on knee mechanics in a double-leg landing. Eighteen male and 20 female participants completed a jump-landing-jump task in five conditions: no rotation, testing leg ipsilateral or contralateral (WBRC) to the whole-body rotation direction, and testing leg ipsilateral (TRI) or contralateral to the trunk rotation direction. The WBRC and TRI conditions demonstrated decreased knee flexion and increased knee abduction angles at initial contact (2.6 > Cohen’s dz > 0.3) and increased peak vertical ground reaction forces and knee adduction moments during the 100 ms after landing (1.7 > Cohen’s dz > 0.3). The TRI condition also showed the greatest knee internal rotation angles at initial contact and peak knee abduction and internal rotation angles and peak knee extension moments during the 100 ms after landing (2.0 > Cohen’s dz > 0.5). Whole-body rotation increased contralateral knee loading because of its primary role in decelerating medial-lateral velocities. Trunk rotation resulted in the greatest knee loading for the ipsilateral knee due to weight shifting and mechanical coupling between the trunk and lower extremities. These findings may help understand altered trunk motion in anterior cruciate ligament injuries.  相似文献   

Could knee joint mechanics during the golf swing be contributing to chronic knee injuries in professional golfers?     

Howie Carson  Jim Richards  Simon G. S. Coleman 《Journal of sports sciences》2020,38(13):1575-1584

ABSTRACT

Full three-dimensional movements and external moments in golfers’ knees and the possible involvement in injuries have not been evaluated using motion capture at high sample frequencies. This study measured joint angles and external moments around the three anatomical axes in both knees of 10 professional golfers performing golf drives whilst standing on two force plates in a motion capture laboratory. Significant differences were found in the knee joint moments between the lead and trail limbs for the peak values and throughout all stages during the swing phase. A significantly higher net abduction moment impulse was seen in the trail limb compared with the lead limb (?0.518 vs. ?0.135 Nms.kg^?1), indicating greater loading over the whole swing, which could contribute to knee lateral compartment or anterior cruciate ligament injuries. A significant correlation (r = ?0.85) between clubhead speed at ball contact and maximum joint moment was found, with the largest correlations being found for joint moments at the top of the backswing event and at the end of the follow-through. Therefore, although knee moments can contribute to high clubhead speeds, the large moments and impulses suggest that they may also contribute to chronic knee injuries or exacerbate existing conditions.  相似文献   

差分粒子群算法在PUMA机器人逆运动学求解中的应用     

汪院林  袁锐波  袁安华 《教育技术导刊》2020,19(4):203-207

传统逆运动学求解主要从逆运动学方程出发,基于一定的数学理论推导,不能完全实现计算机程序化,且精度与计算效率较低;为改善这一缺陷,基于机器人正向运动学方程,借助MATLAB工具,使用蒙特卡洛法仿真分析出PUMA560机器人的工作空间,任取一点末端执行器位姿作为逆运动学求解的已知位姿矩阵T,结合差分粒子群仿生智能算法作为逆运动学求解的主要理论算法。将计算出的旋转关节变量[θ1~θ6]代入正运动学方程,得出末端位姿矩阵[T];通过计算分析T与[T]相关角度误差,两矩阵所对应的位置向量与姿态向量误差精度为0.001数量级,完全满足目前机器人定位要求。基于差分粒子群理论的机器人逆运动学求解方法计算收敛速度更快,能高度实现计算机程序化,误差精度高,提高计算效率。  相似文献   

基于ADAMS的微型管道机器人三维实体运动仿真   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

赵玉侠  狄杰建  高德文 《实验室研究与探索》2011,30(1):26-29

在ADAMS环境下,建立了小口径六轮机器人运动模型,创建了相应的仿真环境,并进行了三维实体运动仿真。通过对质心处的位移、速度、加速度曲线以及对弹簧的力和驱动力矩曲线的分析,证明该六轮机器人在直管道内的移动具有基本的运动稳定性和可行性。为了解机器人工作空间的形态和大小提供了一种实验手段。以管道内受限微型机器人的运动学模型为例进行了运动学分析。结果表明,该行走机构具有结构紧凑、驱动效率高、安装方便、工作可靠、成本低廉等特点。  相似文献   

Fatigue increases ankle sprain risk in badminton players: A biomechanical study     

Alexis Herbaut  Julien Delannoy 《Journal of sports sciences》2020,38(13):1560-1565

ABSTRACT

Ankle sprains are the most common injury in regular badminton players and usually occur at the end of a match or training. The purpose of the present study was to examine the influence of fatigue produced by badminton practice on the lower limb biomechanics of badminton players. It was hypothesized that fatigue induces ankle kinematic and lower leg muscle activity changes which may increase the risk of ankle sprain. Ankle kinematics, ankle kinetics and muscles activities of 17 regular badminton players were recorded during lateral jumps before and after an intense badminton practice session. Post-fatigue, ankle inversion at foot strike and peak ankle inversion increased (+2.6°, p = 0.003 and +2.5°, p = 0.005, respectively). EMG pre-activation within 100 ms before foot landing significantly decreased after fatigue for soleus (?23.4%, p = 0.031), gastrocnemius lateralis (?12.2%, p = 0.035), gastrocnemius medialis (?23.3%, p = 0.047) and peroneus brevis (?17.4%, p = 0.036). These results demonstrate impaired biomechanics of badminton players when fatigue increases, which may cause a greater risk of experiencing an ankle sprain injury.  相似文献   

Kinematic analysis of the drag flick in field hockey     

Rony Ibrahim  Gert S. Faber  Jaap H. van Dieën 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2017,16(1):45-57

Attaining high speed of the stick head and consequently of the ball is essential for successful performance of the drag flick in field hockey, but the coordination pattern used to maximise stick head speed is unknown. The kinematics of the drag flick was studied in ten elite hockey players who performed twenty shots each towards a target located 1.5 m high. A 150 Hz active marker motion analysis system was used, alongside two force plates to detect foot touchdown. Angular velocity and contribution to stick endpoint speed of upper body joints were analysed. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to compare timing of onset and peak angular velocities between joints. Participants used a kinematic pattern that was close to a proximal-to-distal sequence. Trunk axial rotation and lateral rotation towards the target, right wrist flexion and left wrist extension were the main contributors to stick endpoint speed. Coaches should emphasise trunk rotations and wrist flexion and extension movements for maximising stick head speed. Given the high level of the participants in this study, the coordination of joints motions, as reported here, can serve as a guideline for drag flick training.  相似文献