Biomedical Engineering Principles in Sports

by Hung, George K.; Pallis, Jani Macari

• ISBN13: 9780306484773
• ISBN10: 0306484773
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-31
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

Biomedical Engineering Principles in Sports contains in-depth discussions on the fundamental biomechanical and physiological principles underlying the acts of throwing, shooting, hitting, kicking, and tackling in sports, as well as vision training, sports injury, and rehabilitation. The topics include:-Golf ball aerodynamics and golf club design,-Golf swing and putting biomechanics,-Tennis ball aerodynamics and ball- and shoe-surface interactions,-Tennis stroke mechanics and optimizing ball-racket interactions,-Baseball pitching biomechanics and perceptual illusions of batters,-Football forward pass aerodynamics and tackling biomechanics,-Soccer biomechanics,-Basketball aerodynamics and biomechanics,-Vision training in sports,-Children maturation and performance,-Rehabilitation and medical advances in treatment of sports injuries. This book is essential reading for biomedical engineers, physicists, sport scientists, and physiologists who wish to update their knowledge of biomechanical and biomedical principles and their applications to sports. The book can be used in a one-semester Senior or Graduate-level course in Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Sports Technology, Sports Medicine, or Exercise Physiology. In addition, it will be of value to interested athletic laypersons who enjoy watching or participating in sports such as golf, tennis, softball, football, soccer, and basketball.

Author Biography

George Hung, PhD, is a leading figure in the field of vision research, particularly in the areas of oculomotor control of accommodation, and vergence and saccadic eye movements. He is internationally-recognized for his Incremental Retinal-Defocus Theory of Myopia Development. Dr. Hung is currently Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University. He is also an avid golfer and ballroom-dancing enthusiast. Jani Macari Pallis, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of Cislunar Aerospace, Inc., an engineering and research firm located in San Francisco, California. A mechanical and aeronautical engineer, she specializes in fluid dynamics, with an emphasis on air and marine vehicles and sports equipment. Dr. Pallis passionately uses sports and aviation to teach engineering and science to students of all ages.

Table of Contents

I. GOLF	1	(96)
Aerodynamics of the Golf Ball	3	(26)
Alexander J. Smits
Steven Ogg
Engineering Methodology in Golf Studies	29	(18)
Arthur C. P. Chou
Physics and Mechanics of the Golf Swing	47	(28)
Stephen J. B. Mather
Eye and Head Movements During the Golf Putting Stroke	75	(22)
George K. Hung
II. TENNIS	97	(110)
Tennis Ball Aerodynamics and Dynamics	99	(26)
Rabindra D. Mehta
Jani Macari Pallis
Shoe-Surface Interaction in Tennis	125	(28)
Sharon J. Dixon
Alison Cooke
Biomechanics of Tennis Strokes	153	(30)
Duane Knudson
Bruce Elliott
Optimizing Ball and Racket Interaction	183	(24)
Howard Brody
Paul Roetert
III. BASEBALL	207	(82)
Biomechanics of Pitching	209	(48)
Nigel Zheng
Glenn S. Fleisig
Steve Barrentine
James R. Andrews
The Rising Fastball and Other Perceptual Illusions of Batters	257	(32)
Terry Bahill
David G. Baldwin
IV. FOOTBALL AND SOCCER	289	(76)
Aerodynamics of the Forward Pass	291	(30)
William J. Rae
Biomechanics of Tackling	321	(12)
Thomas W. Journell
Biomechanics and Aerodynamics in Soccer	333	(32)
Matt Carre
Takeshi Asai
V. BASKETBALL	365	(40)
Aerodynamics and Biomechanics of the Free Throw	367	(24)
George K. Hung
Brian Johnson
Adrienne Coppa
Make Every Free Throw	391	(14)
Thomas Amberry
Philip Reed
VI. PERFORMANCE AND REHABILITATION	405	(100)
Vision Training and Sports	407	(28)
Kenneth J. Ciuffreda
Bin Wang
Application of Biomedical Principles to the Maturation of Skills in Children	435	(16)
Jaci L. VanHeest
Jane M. Cappaert
Medical Advances in the Treatment of Sports Injuries	451	(54)
Anthony C. Luke
Marc R. Safran
Lyle J. Micheli
Subject Index	505