Course: Biomechanics

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Course title Biomechanics
Course code TUFMI/TE9BI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ponížil Petr, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Kinematics of motion (velocity, acceleration) - Dynamics of motion (transformations of forces and moments) - Bioenergetics (work, heat, energy, entropy, chemical potentials) - Experimental methods of biomechanics (strain gauging, electromyography) - Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system I (stress and strain) - Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system II (methods of loading and deformation, solution of FFM stresses) - Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system III (material properties of bone and cartilage) - Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system IV (material properties of muscles and tendons) - Rheological tissue models - Biomechanics of the respiratory system - Biomechanics of the cardiovascular system - Orthotics and Prosthetics - Intelligent bioprosthetics - Bioacoustics, sound perception, ultrasound (effects of ultrasound, imaging methods)

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for course credit - 120 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of a basic physics course.
Knowledge of a basic physics course.
learning outcomes
summarise the basic concepts of mechanics
summarise the basic concepts of mechanics
describe the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system
describe the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system
explain rheological models of tissues
explain rheological models of tissues
classify rheological models of tissues
classify rheological models of tissues
describe the principles of orthotics and prosthetics
describe the principles of orthotics and prosthetics
Skills
analyse the relationships between mechanical quantities
analyse the relationships between mechanical quantities
apply rheological tissue models
apply rheological tissue models
measure the viscoelastic properties of the material
measure the viscoelastic properties of the material
design materials for prosthetic devices
design materials for prosthetic devices
create a model of tissue behaviour
create a model of tissue behaviour
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Recommended literature
  • Čapek Lukáš, Hájek Petr a kol. Biomechanika člověka. Praha, 2019. ISBN 978-80-271-0367-6.
  • Konvičková, Svatava. Biomechanika člověka. Vyd. 2. Praha : Česká technika - nakladatelství ČVUT, 2006. ISBN 8001034240.
  • Tracy L. Markley. Biomechanics of Your Body. 2022. ISBN 979-8801944609.


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