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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

2019

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Biomechanics Of Lower Limb During The Golf Swing Using Opensim Modeling, Andrew B. Butler May 2019

Biomechanics Of Lower Limb During The Golf Swing Using Opensim Modeling, Andrew B. Butler

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The purpose of this research is to investigate the biomechanics of the lower-limb using an inverse dynamics model. Experimental data, recorded by an integrated Motion Analysis – Force Plate System in the UTRGV Biomechanics Laboratory, is used to determine ground reaction forces and marker trajectories. OpenSim, a graphical musculoskeletal and computational platform, is used to model the body in three dimensions. The human body is modeled as a 12-segment linkage, consisting of 23 degrees-of-freedom and 92 muscles. The experimental data for the Biomechanics Laboratory is imported in OpenSim. Then, joint angles, generalized coordinates & accelerations of lower-limb segments, muscle forces, …