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Biomechanics Laboratory at Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (D-02)

Biomechanics Laboratory at Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (D-02). Prof. Dr. S. Turgut TÜMER (Founding Director) Asst. Prof. Dr. Ergin TÖNÜK (Laboratory Coordinator) Res. Asst. Behzat B. KENTEL Res. Asst. Cengiz HEYCAN www.me.metu.edu.tr/biomechanics/. Biomechanics.

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Biomechanics Laboratory at Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (D-02)

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  1. Biomechanics Laboratory atDept. of Mechanical Engineering (D-02) Prof. Dr. S. Turgut TÜMER (Founding Director) Asst. Prof. Dr. Ergin TÖNÜK (Laboratory Coordinator) Res. Asst. Behzat B. KENTEL Res. Asst. Cengiz HEYCAN www.me.metu.edu.tr/biomechanics/

  2. Biomechanics • Biomechanics is the application of mechanical principles to living organisms, specifically to human body. • Descartes: “I suppose that body is nothing else than an earthly statue, that is a machine”

  3. Biomechanics • Motion analysis – normal and pathological • Soft tissue (muscle, ligament,etc.) and hard tissue (bone) biomechanics • Sport biomechanics • Orthosis and prosthesis • Modelling – simulation • Economy of movement (energetics) • Fluid mechanics (blood flow, swimming)

  4. Biomechanics Laboratory • Gait Analysis • Determination of Soft Tissue Mechanical Properties • Sport Biomechanics • Motion analysis of shoulder complex • Loading at the spinal column while lifting/lowering weights

  5. Gait Analysis Analysis of the mechanics of human body during walking, stair ascending/descending and obstacle avoidance.

  6. Gait Analysis Gait Analysis plays a key role in: • Diagnosis of disorders in lower extremity • Decision making before operations • Evaluation of prosthetic joint replacements • Comparison of gait parameters before and after operations • Studies in amputees, athletic injuries

  7. A Typical Gait Analysis Laboratory • Hardware • Multicamera System • Force Plate(s) • Markers • EMG Unit • Calibration Apparatus

  8. A Typical Gait Analysis Laboratory • Software (locally developed in ME) • Data Acquisition (KISS-DAQ) • Calculation of Gait Parameters (KISS-GAIT)

  9. Gait Analysis Laboratory

  10. Sport Biomechanics • Landing maneuvers of volleyball players • Activation strategies of forearm muscles during archery shooting

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