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Biomechanics

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Course Unit Code330-0548/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
FRY72prof. Ing. Karel Frydrýšek
POL0400doc. Ing. Stanislav Polzer, Ph.D.
Summary
Definition, practice, history, present and future of biomechanics (bionics, biocompatibility). Biomechanical view to engineering/robotics/cybernetics. Methods applied in biomechanics. Living and non-living organisms. Anatomy, morphology and physiology of human, animals and plants. Anthropometry, zoometry and auxology.
Biomechanics of plants. Loading, boundary and initial conditions for musculoskeletal system of humans and animals. Biomechanics of a human activities, sitting, moving, sport and human injuries. Experiments, measurements and numerical modelling. Ergonomy, prosthesis, orthesis and design of implants in medicíne. Biomechanical applications in engineerings, robotics and cybernetics.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
To teach the students the basic ways and methods applied in biomechanics. To provide the understanding of teaching subject. To understand the link between mechanics and biomechanics. To solve the basic tasks in biomechanics. To apply acquired skills in practice.
Course Contents
1. Definition, practice, history, present and future of biomechanics (from bionics to genetics engineering and biocompatibility). From humanocentric/animocentric view to holistic naturocentric view on robotics/cybernetics
2. Brief review of mechanics.
3. Methods of diagnostics applied in biomechanics (RTG, CT, MRI, statistics, experiments, measurements, observation).
4. Living and non-living organisms and their description, properties and evolution.
5. Anatomy, morphology and physiology of human, animals and plants.
6. Anthropometry, zoometry and auxology.
7. biomechanics of plants.
8. Analysis of loading, boundary and initial conditions for musculoskeletal system of humans and animals.
9. Human body as a mechanism.
10. Biomechanics of sitting, moving, gait, running, sport, injury and their reasons (process analysis, accidents, human activity).
11. Experiments, measurements and numerical modelling in biomechanics.
12. Ergonomy of human work, prosthesis, orthesis and design of ostheosnthetic implants in traumatology, orthopaedics and rehabilitation.
13. Biomechanical applications in engineerings, robotics and cybernetics.
14. Excursion.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] HAMILL, J. a KNUTZEN, K. M. Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement. 2. vyd., Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2003, ISBN 0-7817-3405-3.
[2] BANGASH, M. Y. et al. Trauma, an Engineering Analysis. Berlin: Springer, 2007.
[3] HALL, S. Basic Biomechanics. 5. vyd., New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006, 576 s.
[1] FRYDRÝŠEK, K., Biomechanika 1, ISBN 978-80-248-4263-9, monograph, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, Ostrava, Czech Republic, 2019, pp. 1-461.
[2] FRYDRÝŠEK, K., PLEVA, L. et al, Biomechanika 2, sylabus přednášek, Ostravská univerzita, Lékařská fakulta, Ostrava, 2020.
[3] KŘEN, J., ROSENBERG, J. a JANÍČEK, P. Biomechanika. 2.vyd., Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 2001, 380 s.
[4] ČADA, R., FRYDRÝŠEK, K., SEJDA, F., DEMEL, J. a PLEVA, L. Analysis of Locking Self-Taping Bone Screws for Angularly Stable Plates, J. Medical Biological Eng., 37(4), 612-625, 2017, DOI: 10.1007/s40846-017-0279-4.
[5] VALENTA, J. a kol. Biomechanika kosterního a hladkého svalstva člověka. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2008.
[6] ŽIVČÁK, J. a kol. Základy bioniky a biomechaniky, Prešov: ManaCon, 2004.
[7] DANIEL, M. a MAREŠ, T. Experimentální biomechanika. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2008.
[8] PLEVA, L. Zevní fixace v traumatologii, Ostrava: Traumatologické centrum FNsP, 1992.
[9] HAMILL, J. a KNUTZEN, K. M. Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement. 2. vyd., Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2003, ISBN 0-7817-3405-3.
[10] BANGASH, M. Y. et al. Trauma, an Engineering Analysis. Berlin: Springer, 2007.
[11] HALL, S. Basic Biomechanics. 5. vyd., New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006, 576 s.
Recommended Reading:
[1] VALENTA, J. a kol. Biomechanics. Prague: Academia, 1993.
[1] JANURA, M. Úvod do biomechaniky pohybového systému člověka. 1.vyd., Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého Olomouc, 2003. 84 s.
[2] VALENTA, J. a kol. Biomechanics. Prague: Academia, 1993.
[3] HAMILL, J. a KNUTZEN, K. M. Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement. 2. vyd., Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2003, ISBN 0-7817-3405-3.
[4] BANGASH, M. Y. et al. Trauma, an Engineering Analysis. Berlin: Springer, 2007.
[5] HALL, S. Basic Biomechanics. 5. vyd., New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006, 576 s.
[6] VALENTA, J. a kol. Biomechanics. Prague: Academia, 1993.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 20
        ExaminationExamination65 25