Integrated Human Movement Visualization and Biomechanical Analysis Laboratories

运动机能学专业的学生，在准备研究生学习或从事物理治疗、职业治疗、运动科学和相关领域的工作时，必须善于分析人体运动。分析人体运动的能力需要在基础科学方面打下坚实的基础。这样的基础有助于对有关运动组织的生物力学因素的透彻理解，对于在人类行为的背景下欣赏运动是必不可少的。该项目正在开发一个基于计算机的模型实验室和一系列实验室练习，以促进定量运动分析技能的发展，并促进对生物力学概念的理解。学生们使用最新的多媒体电脑和定制的软件，对录像或测角仪收集的运动序列进行运动学和动力学分析。由于该软件允许集成视频图像，简笔画和参数图，运动可以“栩栩如生”，并且可以对人类运动的机械基础有更深入的概念理解。在运动机能学课程的内部和跨课程中建立了一系列增加复杂性和难度的实验室。通过CD-ROM和万维网分发我们的软件、模型数据集和实验室练习，为世界各地的运动机能学学生提供了宝贵的服务。此外，该项目为任何涉及生物运动分析的课程提供了一个创新的模型。

Students in Kinesiology, in preparation for graduate study or careers in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Science and related fields must become adept in the analysis of human movement. The ability to analyze human movement requires a solid foundation in basic science. Such a foundation contributes to a thorough understanding of the biomechanical factors that concern movement organization and is essential for an appreciation of movement in the context of human behavior. This project is developing a model computer-based laboratory and a progression of laboratory exercises that facilitate the development of skill in quantitative movement analysis and which fosters an understanding of biomechanical concepts. Using the latest multimedia equipped PCs and custom designed software, students perform kinematic and kinetic analyses of movement sequences captured on videotape or collected via electrogoniometers. Because the software allows integration of video images, stick figures, and parameter plots, movements can be "brought to life" and a much deeper conceptual understanding of the mechanical bases of human movement can be developed. A progression of labs that increase in sophistication and difficulty is being established within and across courses in the Kinesiology curriculum. Distribution of our software, model data sets, and laboratory exercises via CD-ROM and the World Wide Web provides an invaluable service to Kinesiology students everywhere. Furthermore, this project provides an innovative model for any curriculum involved in the analysis of biological motion.