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Hello! I am Rene Ferdinands, a biomechanical researcher at the University
of Waikato, and I am
carrying out research in the area of sports biomechanics - particularly of
the cricket bowling action.
I am interested in a further two areas of research:
(i) Modelling the Human skeleton as a basic system of rigid body segments
which can be then analysed by a finite element package such as ANSYS. To do
this I need the physical characteristics of bone such as, Modulus of
Elasticity, Density, Centre of Mass, Mass, etc. Is there any such material
around? Any models based on such a treatment?
(ii) For my Lagrangian 2D model I need the following anthropometric data:
Radius of Gyration/Segment Length of the TRUNK (only!!!) relative to the
Proximal End. (Relative to Distal Ends, and the Centre of Gravity, also
useful) - so that I can calulate its Moment of Inertia.
(iii) Any advice on how to model the foot using Lagrangian mechanics. Most
models use triangles for a 2D treatment. How does one account for this
during the derivation of the Lagrangian equations of motion?
Thanking you in advance.
Rene Ferdinands
Department of Physics
University of Waikato
New Zealand
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of Waikato, and I am
carrying out research in the area of sports biomechanics - particularly of
the cricket bowling action.
I am interested in a further two areas of research:
(i) Modelling the Human skeleton as a basic system of rigid body segments
which can be then analysed by a finite element package such as ANSYS. To do
this I need the physical characteristics of bone such as, Modulus of
Elasticity, Density, Centre of Mass, Mass, etc. Is there any such material
around? Any models based on such a treatment?
(ii) For my Lagrangian 2D model I need the following anthropometric data:
Radius of Gyration/Segment Length of the TRUNK (only!!!) relative to the
Proximal End. (Relative to Distal Ends, and the Centre of Gravity, also
useful) - so that I can calulate its Moment of Inertia.
(iii) Any advice on how to model the foot using Lagrangian mechanics. Most
models use triangles for a 2D treatment. How does one account for this
during the derivation of the Lagrangian equations of motion?
Thanking you in advance.
Rene Ferdinands
Department of Physics
University of Waikato
New Zealand
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