Biomechanics of Movement: The Science of Sports, Robotics, and Rehabilitation

by Thomas K Uchida, David B Delp, Scott L Delp

An engaging introduction to human and animal movement seen through the lens of mechanics.

How do Olympic sprinters run so fast? Why do astronauts adopt a bounding gait on the moon? How do running shoes improve performance while preventing injuries? This engaging and generously illustrated book answers these questions by examining human and animal movement through the lens of mechanics. The authors present simple conceptual models to study...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026204420X
• ISBN13: 9780262044202
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.0" x 9.1"