Biomechanical Principles and Applications in Sports

Jani M. Pallis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. Jill L. McNitt-Gray is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California. George K. Hung is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University.

Part 1: Equipment Design and Manufacturing.- Best Design and Innovation Practices.- Equipment Design Methodology.- Ergonomics and/or Biomechanics.- Equipment Design.- Facility Design.- Performance Tracking: Analytics, Transmissions, Camera Networking, Feedback to the Athlete.- Material Selection.- Manufacturing Practices: Sustainability, Cost Reduction, Environmental Friendly and Sustainable Approaches.- Part 2: Quantitative Evaluation Methods.- Experimental Methods.- Data  Collection/Acquisition Techniques and Technology: Instrumentation, Software.- Experimentation Techniques.- Wind Tunnels.- Camera Systems.- Gait Systems.- Examples of Custom Built Systems from Different Sports.- Overview of Numerical Methods.- Computational Modeling.- Wearable Sensors.- Part 3: Sports Medicine and Bioengineering.- Sports Medicine: Injury Epidemiology.- Traumatic Brain Injury: Equipment Design Considerations, Evaluation of Equipment and Training Effectiveness.- Rehabilitation.- Sports Protective Equipment.- Part 4: Special Topics.- Life Cycle: Considering Gender, Age and Ability Differences.- Methodology and Considerations Equipment Design for Individuals with Disabilities.- Science and Engineering Transfer: Communicating the New Science/Technology to Coaches, Trainers, Athletes.- Tissue Engineering and Biomechanics.