MRI: Acquisition of Motion Analysis System, Force Plates, EMG System, and EXAscan 3D Scanner for Research and Education in Biomechanics

拟议的仪器将支持项目（来自5个系的7个教员），以提高对人体关节生物力学（建模）、人体步态和运动控制以及生物力学研究指导的理解和知识。1)将要开发的原始生物力学模型将有助于关节置换术设计、植入物设计、关节稳定性和新的康复训练的新概念，这将有利于术后患者。本研究将探讨在不同的运动中，正常和缺陷膝盖的肌肉活化水平、接触力和韧带力。2)自闭症谱系障碍中运动障碍的研究将为下肢肌肉骨骼生物力学和感觉运动控制相互作用（平衡和运动的协调）提供潜在的变革概念。3)以挑战为基础的生物力学教学将以创造性和变革性的方式解决研究和教育的整合问题。所要求的仪器将装备一个生物力学实验室，并将扩大所有参与者的研究范围，允许在新颖和新鲜的方向上出现新的科学问题。

1126763CaruntuThe proposed instrumentation will support projects (7 faculty from 5 departments) to advance understanding and knowledge in biomechanics of human joints (modeling), human gait and motor control, and research-based instruction in biomechanics. 1) The original biomechanics models to be developed will contribute to new concepts of joint replacement design, implant design, joint stability, and new rehabilitation exercises that will benefit post-surgery patients. This research will investigate muscle level of activation, and contact and ligament forces in normal and deficient knees during various exercises. 2) The research on movement disturbances in autism spectrum disorders will provide potentially transformative concepts on musculoskeletal biomechanics and sensorimotor control interactions of lower limb (coordination of balance and locomotion). 3) Challenge-based instruction in biomechanics will address, in a creative andtransformative way, the integration of research and education. The requested instrumentation will equip a Biomechanics Laboratory and will broaden the research scope for all participants, allowing for new scientific problems in novel and fresh directions.