Biomechanics for Biomedical Engineers

Introduction

Unit 1 Anatomy and Physiology
1.1 Objective
1.2 Biomechanical Basis for Understanding Anatomy
1.3 General Anatomy – Anatomical Movement Description
1.4 Components of the Musculosketal System
1.5 Mechanical Properties of Bio-Materials
1.6 Bones
1.7 Joints
1.8 Muscles and Nerves

Unit 2 Linear Kinematics
2.1 Objective
2.2 Kinematics vs. Kinetics
2.3 Gait Analysis

Unit 3 Angular Kinematics
3.1 Objective

Unit 4 Anthropometry
4.1 Body segment parameters
4.2 Segment endpoints
4.3 Segment parameters

Unit 5 Kinetics-Gait Analysis
5.1 Force
5.2 Center of Gravity and Center of Mass and Center of Pressure

Unit 6 Biomechanics
6.1 Biomechanics
6.2 Conventions for 2D Static Analysis
6.3 3-D Biomechanical Model