Analyze complex sports related motions as swimming with the AnyBody Modeling System and investigate the effect of subtle variations of technique and external environment. The ability to easily import athlete motions with e.g. motion capture recordings and perform kinematic and kinetic analysis makes for a detailed assessment tool.
Examples:
- Swimming technique analysis
- Biomechanics of swimming
- Propulsion efficiency of different flykick techniques
- Arm stroke optimization in crawl swimming
Tutorials
Selected papers:
- Phillips CW, Forrester AI, Hudson DA, Turnock SR (2020), “Propulsive efficiency of alternative underwater flykick techniques for swimmers“, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, pp. 1754337120912610. [DOI]
- Nakashima M, Kanie R, Shimana T, Matsuda Y, Kubo Y (2019), “Development of a comprehensive method for musculoskeletal simulation in swimming using motion capture data“, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, pp. 1754337119838395. [DOI]
- Phillips CW, Forrester AI, Hudson DA, Turnock SR (2014), “Comparison of Kinematic Acquisition Methods for Musculoskeletal Analysis of Underwater Flykick“, Procedia Engineering, vol. 72, pp. 56-61. [DOI, WWW]
- Nakashima M, Maeda S, Miwa T, Ichikawa H, (2012), “Optimizing Simulation of the Arm Stroke in Crawl Swimming Considering Muscle Strength Characteristics of Athlete Swimmers”, vol. 7, pp. 102-117. [DOI]
- Nakashima M, (2010), “Modeling and Simulation of Human Swimming”, vol. 1, pp. 11-17. [ DOI, WWW ]