Using reverse engineering and computational fluid dynamics to investigate a lower arm amputee swimmer's performance

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2855-2859

  Lecrivain, Gregory ^a   Slaouti, Arezki ^a   Payton, Carl ^a   Kennedy, Ian ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic mesh; Hydrodynamic forces; Reverse engineering; Swimmer performance; Unsteady flow simulation

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; REENGINEERING; REVERSE ENGINEERING; RISK ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DYNAMIC MESH; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; SWIMMER PERFORMANCE; UNSTEADY FLOW SIMULATION; UPPER ARM;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ARM AMPUTATION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FLUID FLOW; FORCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE ENGINEERING; SWIMMING;

AMPUTEES; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; SWIMMING;

EID: 51049108357     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.06.036     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Berger M.A.M., Hollander A.P., and De Groot G. Hydrodynamic drag and lift forces on human hand/arm models. Journal of Biomechanics 28 2 (1995) 125-133
2. Berger M.A.M., Hollander A.P., and De Groot G. Determining propulsive force in front crawl swimming: a comparison of two methods. Journal of Sports Science 17 (1999) 97-105
3. Bixler B., and Riewald S. Analysis of a swimmer's hand and arm in steady flow conditions using computational fluid dynamics. Journal of Biomechanics 35 (2001) 713-717
4. Bixler B., Pease D., and Fairhurst F. The accuracy of computational fluid dynamics analysis of the passive drag of a male swimmer. Sports Biomechanics 6 1 (2007) 81-98
5. Bradley C., and Currie B. Advances in the field of reverse engineering. Computer-aided Design and Applications 2 5 (2005) 697-706
6. Gourgoulis V., Aggeloussis N., Vezoz N., Kasimatis P., Antoniou P., and Mavromatis G. Estimation of forces and propelling efficiency during front crawl swimming with hand paddles. Journal of Biomechanics 41 1 (2008) 208-215
7. Hay J.G., and Thayer A.M. Flow visualisation of competitive swimming techniques: the tufts method. Journal of Biomechanics 22 1 (1989) 11-19
8. Lecrivain G., Kennedy I., and Slaouti A. Creation of body surfaces from reverse engineered components. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering 8 2 (2008)
9. Liu Q., Hay J.G., and Andrews J.G. Body roll and handpath in freestyle swimming: an experimental study. Journal of Applied Biomechanics 9 (1993) 238-253
10. Miller D.I. Biomechanics of swimming. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews 3 (1975) 219-248
11. Payton C.J., and Bartlett R.M. Estimating propulsive forces in swimming from three-dimensional kinematic data. Journal of Sport Sciences 13 6 (1995) 447-454
12. Rouboa A., Silva A., Leal L., Rocha J., and Alves F. The effect of swimmer's hand/forearm acceleration on propulsive forces using computational fluid dynamics. Journal of Biomechanics 39 (2006) 1239-1248
13. Toussaint H.M., De Groot G., Savelberg H.H.C.M., Vervoorn K., Hollander A.P., and Van Ingen Schenau G.J. Active drag related to velocity in male and female swimmers. Journal of Biomechanics 21 5 (1988) 435-438
14. Versteeg H.K., and Malalasekera W. An introduction to computational fluid dynamics: the finite volume method. Longman Scientific and Technical (1995)