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Courses - Spring 2024
BIOE
Bioengineering Department Site
BIOE414
(Perm Req)
Macroscale Biomechanics
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in BIOE120, BIOE241, ENES102, and (MATH243 or MATH246).
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department.
Jointly offered with: BIOE614.
Credit only granted for: BIOE414 or BIOE614.
An overview of current problems in movement biomechanics. After taking this course, students will be able to 1) Describe the engineering tools needed to study human movement 2) Recognize a variety of clinical research and practice, and 3) Use the framework provided by the course to pursue their own self-teaching and research on these topics. Topics covered include muscle mechanics, joint mechanics, EMG and EEG signal applications, ultrasonography and elastography, anthropometry, human movement 3-D kinematics, inverse dynamics, forward dynamics, work, power and energy. Biomechanics tools will be used to investigate clinical problems. Students will also do research projects on related topics.