Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Human Movements

Aim

The course aims to provide an understanding of the loads the human body is exposed to during both daily activities and more physically demanding activities; this from a mechanical and mathematical perspective, with application of principles in engineering mechanics. This provides the student knowledge to be able to take into account the human and her interaction with the environment, for example in product development. The course also gives an introduction to the analysis of sports performance and injury problems with regard to human movement. After completing the course, the student should be able to:

• capture, interpret and analyze kinematic and kinetic variables from human movement during physical activity
• simplify and model the human body as a musculoskeletal system by applying fundamental concepts in applied mechanics
• use biomechanics software and simulate a musculoskeletal system
• understand why a human musculoskeletal system can become part of the product development process
• understand why the musculoskeletal system can become overloaded during physically demanding activities and the medical problems this can cause.

Content

Biomechanical Measurements, Human Anatomy and Anthropometry, Multibody Dynamics, Muscle Mechanics, and Simulation Methods for Biomechanics.