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posted on 2010-02-23, 13:43 authored by Fred YeadonFred Yeadon, Pui W. Kong, Mark KingMark KingThis study used kinematic data on springboard diving performances to estimate visco-elastic parameters of a
planar model of a springboard and diver with wobbling masses in the trunk, thigh and calf segments and
spring-dampers acting at the heel, ball and toe of the foot segment. A subject-specific angle-driven eightsegment
model was used with an optimisation algorithm to determine visco-elastic parameter values by
matching simulations to four diving performances. Using the parameters determined from the matching of a
single dive in a simulation of another dive resulted in up to 31% difference between simulation and
performance, indicating the danger of using too small a set of kinematic data. However using four dives in a
combined matching process to obtain a common set of parameters resulted in a mean difference of 8.6%.
Since these four dives included very different rotational requirements, it is anticipated that the combined
parameter set can be used with other dives from these two groups.
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YEADON, M.R., KONG, P.W. and KING, M.A., 2006. Parameter determination for a computer simulation model of a diver and a springboard. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 22 (3), pp. 167-176Publisher
© Human Kinetics, Inc.Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2006Notes
This article was published in the serial, Journal of Applied Biomechanics [© Human Kinetics Inc.]. The definitive version is available at: http://hk.humankinetics.com/eJournalMedia/pdfs/5992.pdfISSN
1065-8483Language
- en