Optimal discus trajectories

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 3650-3659

  Hubbard, Mont ^a   Cheng, Kuangyou B ^b  

^a Davis   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Discus; Flight; Optimization; Release conditions

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; OPTIMIZATION; VELOCITY;

FLIGHT PATH ANGLE; NUMERICAL INTEGRATION; RELEASE CONDITIONS;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FLIGHT; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VELOCITY; WIND;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR SKILLS; RHEOLOGY; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 36248953982     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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