The rising importance of movement analysis led to the development of more complex
biomechanical models to describe in detail the human motion patterns. The models scaled …

A new musculoskeletal model for the lumbar spine is described in this paper. This model
features a rigid pelvis and sacrum, the five lumbar vertebrae, and a rigid torso consisting of a …

Body segment inertial parameters (BSIPs) are important data in biomechanics. They are
usually estimated from predictive equations reported in the literature. However, most of the …

This paper presents a novel physics-based representation of realistic character motion. The
dynamical model incorporates several factors of locomotion derived from the biomechanical …

We introduce a novel algorithm for transforming character animation sequences that
preserves essential physical properties of the motion. By using the spacetime constraints …

This study used computed tomography (CT) imaging to determine in vivo mass, center of
mass (CM), and moments of inertia (Icm) about the CM of discrete segments of the human …

In this paper we present a general method for rapid prototyping of realistic character motion.
We solve for the natural motion from a simple animation provided by the animator. Our …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging
and image processing software to determine the functional cross-sectional area (FCSA)(the …

Objective. To improve the simulation of the task of manual materials handling for Chinese
laborers, this study estimated the inertial properties of Chinese adults by using magnetic …

The extent to which errors in predicting body segment parameters (SP) influence
biomechanical analysis of human motion is unclear. Therefore, the current study …