- Docente: Silvia Fantozzi
- Credits: 3
- SSD: ING-INF/06
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Sciences and Techniques of Preventive and Adapted Physical Activities (cod. 8036)
Learning outcomes
Knowing area
- To know the basis of rigid body mechanics
- To know the fundamentals of human movement biomechanics
- To know the main protocols used in movement analysis
- To know some technological solutions available for motor training and rehabilitation
Practical area
- To calculate the forces in a system in static equilibrium
- To identify the capabilities and the limits of the foremost instruments for kinematic and dynamic measures
Course contents
Introduction to biomechanics: improving performance and injury prevention.
Physics and mathematics review.
Kinematics. Linear and angular. Human body kinematics.
Statics and dynamics: Newton's laws, free body diagram, center of mass, center of pressure, anthropometric tables, torques, moments of inertia. Angular interpretation of Newton's laws.
Biomechanics exercise: shoulder, elbow, hip and knee.
Stereophotogrammetry: calibration, acquisition, and reconstruction. Errors: instrumental, anatomical landmarks mislocation, and soft tissue artifact. Experimental protocols: saflo, cast, pig.
Electromyography, Force Platform, Wearable Inertial Sensors, Fluoroscopy, and Radiostereometry.
Experimental activity in the biomechanics lab.
Readings/Bibliography
AA.VV., “Bioingegneria della Postura e del Movimento”, Collana del Gruppo Nazionale di Bioingegneria, vol. 22, Patron ed., 2003
Peter M. McGinnis, "Biomechanics of Exercise and Sport", 2nd Edition, Human Kinetics, 2004
Teaching methods
Classes and experimental activity in the biomechanics laboratory
Assessment methods
Written and Oral Examination
Teaching tools
Blackboard, videoprojector, laboratory.
Office hours
See the website of Silvia Fantozzi