Dynamics of the in-run in ski jumping: A simulation study

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-259

  Ettema, Gertjan J C ^a   Bråten, Steinar ^a   Bobbert, Maarten F ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Muscular coordination; Musculoskeletal system; Sport

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

CENTER OF MASS; MUSCULAR COORDINATION; SNOW FRICTION; SPORT;

SKI JUMPS;

SNOW;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; BODY REGIONS; FOOT; FORCE; FRICTION; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LEG; PRESSURE; RUNNING; SIMULATION; SKIING; THIGH;

EID: 24944535993     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.21.3.247     Document Type: Article

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