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Mechanical Principles Of Human Movement

Subject : engineering
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1. Energy due to motion






2. The study of forces and their effects on living systems.






3. The branch of dynamics concerned with the forces that cause or tend to cause motion (external forces - Newton's laws).






4. Everybody continues in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line - unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it






5. Energy due to position






6. Rate of motion of an object






7. SI units are the most commonly accepted units of measure based on the metric system.






8. The product of forece multiplied by the time that force acts






9. Done by a force acting on an object if the object is displaced in the same direction as the force






10. Location in space in relation to a fix point






11. Speeding up in a positive direction






12. A measure of the length of a path followed by an object






13. The rate of doing work






14. Rectilinear translation and Curvilinear translation






15. Occurs when an object moves in a positive direction but is slowing down






16. A change in position that results from a combination of both linear and angular motion. Most movement is general is nature






17. Done by a force acting on an object when the object is displaced in the direction opposite the force acting on it






18. The action or process of change in position - in which two things are necessary.






19. All of the momentum of one object is transferred to the other (two pennies example)






20. In reference to height - the greater the height the more gravitational potential energy






21. Measure of the force of gravity acting on an object. Changes with location.






22. Used to describe a change in position - the SI unit is meters - may also see miles - yards - feet and inches.






23. Accelerate our bodies






24. When an object speeds up - slows down - starts - stops or changes direction. Can be positive or negative






25. Change in position that occurs when all points on a body or object move in circular paths about the same fixed axis - also referred to as rotary motion or rotation.






26. Act perpendicular to the surface in contact and move the objects in opposite ways i.e. the downward force from a runners foot strike moves runner up away from the earth.






27. Force that occur even if the objects are not touching i.e. gravity or magnetic.






28. The shortening phase of the muscle in an isotonic lift is an example of positive work






29. Displacement/time






30. Linear motion






31. Measure of inertia; the quantity of matter in an object. Does not change with location.






32. A push or a pull. They cause objects to start - stop - speed up - slow down or change direction. (N)






33. The means by which energy is transferred from one object or system to another






34. The branch of dynamics concerned with the forces that cause or tend to cause motion






35. Defined as the absolute value of the ratio of the velocity of separation of velocity of approach






36. Speed and velocity






37. Are forces that occur between objects in contact with each other i.e. air and water.






38. To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction






39. The branch of dynamics concerned with the description of motion (linear - angular and general motion).






40. Linear motion






41. Is a mathematical representation of anything that is defined by its size or magnitude (a number) and its direction (its orientation).






42. Distance traveled/time






43. Act parallel to the contacts and opposes motion or sliding between the surfaces i.e. the backward of the runners foot strike gives the runner horizontal motion.






44. Linear motion that occurs when an object maintains its orientation during a movement so that all points on the object move the same distance - in the same direction - in the same time but not in straight lines.






45. Mechanics of objects at rest of moving at a constant velocity.






46. The objects stay together and move with the same velocity after impact (full back and linebacker)






47. Linear motion that occurs when a object maintains its orientation during a movement so that all points on the object move the same distance - in the same direction - in the same time - in strain lines






48. Mechanics of objects in accelerated motion.






49. The change of motion of an object is proportional to the force impressed; and is made in the direction of the straight line in which the force is impressed






50. The property of an object to resist changes in its motion.