Biomechanics

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Law 1
Inertia - resistance of a body to a change in state of motion
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Law 2
Acceleration - rate of change is proportional to the size of force applied
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Law 3
Reaction - every action applied to a body has an equal/opposite reaction force
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Velocity (m/s) calculation
Displacement (m) ÷ time taken (s)
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Momentum (kgm/s) calculation
mass (kg) x velocity (m/s)
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Acceleration (m/s/s) calculation
(final velocity - initial velocity (m/s)) ÷ time taken (s)
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Force (N) calculation
Mass (kg) x acceleration (m/s/s)
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Net Force definition
Sum of all acting forces on the body
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Effects of force
Create motion, accelerate a body, deccelerate a body, change direction of a body, change shape of a body
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Vertical forces
Weight (gravity), reation
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Horizontal forces
Friction, air resistance
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Factors affecting friction
Roughness ground surface, roughness contact surface, temperature, size of normal reaction
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Factors affecting air resistance
velocity, shape, frontal cross-sectional area, smoothness of surface
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Balanced forces
NET = 0 , W=R , AR=F
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Unbalanced forces
WAR
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Limb kinematics
3D, converts motion , uses optical motion analysis, for joint/limb efficiency
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Limb Kinematics advantages
Highly accurate, improve performance, prep/excecution/follow through can be evaluated
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Limb Kinematics disadvantages
Highly specialised, not for individual differences, accuracy depends on marker placement
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Force Plates
Gait analysis, force tranduces, electrical output appears graphically, 3 planes of motion
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Force Plate advantages
Immediate, accurate, reliable results
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Force Plate disadvantages
specialist, expensive, labartory conditions, may change way athlete jump/run
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Wind Tunnels
Develop drag reduction, decrease AR, aerodynamic efficiency, tight control environmental variables
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Wind Tunnel advantages
Precise, accurate, reliable results, time efficient
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Wind Tunnel disadvantages
specialised facillities, expensive, complex analysis done by proffessional
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Centre Of Mass Definition
Point the body is balanced in all directions and weight appears to act
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Centre Of Mass
Not a fixed point, differetn positions change COM point
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Stability Definition
Ability of body to resist motion and remain at rest
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Factors affecting stability
Mass, Height, Base of support, Line of gravity
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Lever Systems Functions
Generate muscular effort, increase speed movement given
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Lever Systems
lever=bone, fulcrum=joint, effort=muscle force, load=weight/resistance
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Efficiency Lever Systems
distance F to E = effort arm, distance L to F = load arm
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Card 2

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Acceleration - rate of change is proportional to the size of force applied

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Law 2

Card 3

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Reaction - every action applied to a body has an equal/opposite reaction force

Back

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Card 4

Front

Displacement (m) ÷ time taken (s)

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Card 5

Front

mass (kg) x velocity (m/s)

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