To study the effect of speed on the biomechanics of a knee joint during running, a biomechanical model of human lower limb joints is established based on the Kane method and semi-physical simulation. Experiments on th...To study the effect of speed on the biomechanics of a knee joint during running, a biomechanical model of human lower limb joints is established based on the Kane method and semi-physical simulation. Experiments on the running process were made at different speeds for healthy young men. The influence of running speed on knee Joint motion is analyzed quantitatively and a mathematical model of the knee angle is established with speed as the independent variable. Results show that, at the moment of the heel contacting with theground, with the increase of speed, the more, and the calf and thigh are closer to the same line. In the middle stage of a gait cycle, the thigh stretches back, and then the calf and thigh are close to collineation. At that moment, the stretch of the posterior cruciate ligament is the largest, and the slower the speed, the more obvious the collineation. The maximal joint angle of the calf relative to the thigh appears in the later stage, and themaximal joint angle increases with the increase of the velocity. With the increase of the running speed, the phase of the cure of knee angle moves forward. The results can be used in the field of rehabilitation robotics and humanoid robot.展开更多
Background:End-stage ankle arthritis impairs joint function and patients' mobility.Total ankle replacement is a surgical procedure to treat severe ankle arthritis.Salto Talaris Anatomic Ankle^(TM)(STAA) was design...Background:End-stage ankle arthritis impairs joint function and patients' mobility.Total ankle replacement is a surgical procedure to treat severe ankle arthritis.Salto Talaris Anatomic Ankle^(TM)(STAA) was designed to mimic the normal ankle anatomy and flexion/extension of the ankle movement.The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of an STAA ankle replacement on ankle joint function and mechanics during gait.Methods:Five patients with end-stage unilateral ankle arthritis were recruited.Patients performed level walking in a laboratory setting on 2occasions,prior to and 3 months after the STAA ankle surgeries.American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society(AOFAS) hindfoot score was obtained.A 12-camera motion capture system was used to perform walking analysis.Gait temporo-spatial parameters and ankle joint mechanics were evaluated.Paired Student's t tests and non-parametric Wilcoxon matched tests were performed to examine the differences in biomechanical variables between the pre-and post-surgery walking conditions.Results:Compared to the pre-surgical condition,at 3 months of post-STAA surgery,patients experienced greater improvement in AOFAS hindfoot score(p = 0.0001);the STAA ankle demonstrated a 31% increase in ankle joint excursion(p = 0.045),a 22% increase in ankle plantarflexor moment(p = 0.075),a 60% increase in ankle power absorption(p = 0.023),and a 68% increase in ankle power production(p = 0.039).Patients also demonstrated a 26% increase in walking speed(p = 0.005),a 20% increase in stride length(p = 0.013),a 15% decrease in double support time(p = 0.043),and a 5% decrease in total stance time(p = 0.055).Conclusion:Three months after surgeries,the STAA patients experienced improvements in ankle function and gait parameters.The STAA ankle demonstrated improved ankle mechanics during daily activities such as walking.展开更多
This paper presents the results of a series of numerical modeling experiments aimed at quantifying blast- induced degradation of shear strength of discontinuities. Near-field vibration history of a single-row pro- duc...This paper presents the results of a series of numerical modeling experiments aimed at quantifying blast- induced degradation of shear strength of discontinuities. Near-field vibration history of a single-row pro- duction blast in a. limestone quarry was used as input to the nu .merical model. For this. purpose, two rock blocks, representing a stiff massive sulfide rock and a weaker limestone rock, were simulated using the 2D Particle Flow Code (PFC2D). Rock mass conta!ning a single inclined joint was modeled as Mohr- Coulomb. The results show that the crack generation rate is increased in both samples after repetitive vibration loading. Joint shear strength degradation rate in !he stiffer massive sulfide rock sample is higher than the softer limestone rock, which is attributed to the higher seismic impedance mismatch. The results show that even low-amplitude blasting vibrations (〈80 mm/s), when repeated as in multi-hole blasts, can significantly degrade joint shear strength in the nearby pit walls.展开更多
Direction relation is an important spatial relation. Descriptions and representations for direction relations have different levels of detail because of the varying dimensions of spatial objects and different scales o...Direction relation is an important spatial relation. Descriptions and representations for direction relations have different levels of detail because of the varying dimensions of spatial objects and different scales of the embedding spaces. Based on a direction- relation matrix, the hierarchical frame of spatial direction relations which partitions direction relations orderly and thoroughly is built. Interior direction relations are used to perfect the representation of direction relations and the binary-encoding idea is creatively applied to construct an interior detailed matrix describing multiple interior direction relations by a uniform matrix. The model integrates topological information into the description model for direction relations, which will lay the foundations of spatial compositive reasoning.展开更多
Based on Rock Failure Process Analysis model RFPA2D, the evolutionary proc- esses of failure process of rock mass with multiple natural joints were simulated. Numeri- cal simulations show that anisotropy of compressiv...Based on Rock Failure Process Analysis model RFPA2D, the evolutionary proc- esses of failure process of rock mass with multiple natural joints were simulated. Numeri- cal simulations show that anisotropy of compressive strength of jointed rock mass varies with the number of natural joints and inclination of natural joints. As the number of natural joints in rock mass increases, the anisotropy becomes less and less. It is justifiable to treat approximately rock mass containing six or more natural joints instead of four or more joints that was described in literature of Hoek and Brown as isotropy.展开更多
The links of Motoman HP6 arc welding robot are considered as an open kinematic chain which consists of a series of rotational joints through concatenation. One end of the open chain is fixed to the base or the earth, ...The links of Motoman HP6 arc welding robot are considered as an open kinematic chain which consists of a series of rotational joints through concatenation. One end of the open chain is fixed to the base or the earth, and the other end which is free fastens the end executor to complete various duties. Each link of this arc welding robot has four kinds of Denavit-Hartenberg parameters: common normal length between two adjacent links, angle of two adjacent joints, distance between the crossing of common normal length and two joints axes, and angle of two adjacent links. The displacement relation between each link of the Motoman HP6 arc welding robot is introduced, and the kinematic positive-going solution and the kinematic passive-going solution are calculated.展开更多
The most important objective of blasting in open pit mines is rock fragmentation.Prediction of produced boulders(oversized crushed rocks) is a key parameter in designing blast patterns.In this study,the amount of boul...The most important objective of blasting in open pit mines is rock fragmentation.Prediction of produced boulders(oversized crushed rocks) is a key parameter in designing blast patterns.In this study,the amount of boulder produced in blasting operations of Golegohar iron ore open pit mine,Iran was predicted via multiple regression method and artificial neural networks.Results of 33 blasts in the mine were collected for modeling.Input variables were:joints spacing,density and uniaxial compressive strength of the intact rock,burden,spacing,stemming,bench height to burden ratio,and specific charge.The dependent variable was ratio of boulder volume to pattern volume.Both techniques were successful in predicting the ratio.In this study,the multiple regression method was superior with coefficient of determination and root mean squared error values of 0.89 and 0.19,respectively.展开更多
Background:The greater trochanter marker is commonly used in 3-dimensional(3D) models;however,its influence on hip and knee kinematics during gait is unclear.Understanding the influence of the greater trochanter marke...Background:The greater trochanter marker is commonly used in 3-dimensional(3D) models;however,its influence on hip and knee kinematics during gait is unclear.Understanding the influence of the greater trochanter marker is important when quantifying frontal and transverse plane hip and knee kinematics,parameters which are particularly relevant to investigate in individuals with conditions such as patellofemoral pain,knee osteoarthritis,anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) injury,and hip pain.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of including the greater trochanter in the construction of the thigh segment on hip and knee kinematics during gait.Methods:3D kinematics were collected in 19 healthy subjects during walking using a surface marker system.Hip and knee angles were compared across two thigh segment definitions(with and without greater trochanter) at two time points during stance:peak knee flexion(PKF) and minimum knee flexion(Min KF).Results:Hip and knee angles differed in magnitude and direction in the transverse plane at both time points.In the thigh model with the greater trochanter the hip was more externally rotated than in the thigh model without the greater trochanter(PKF:-9.34°± 5.21° vs.1.40°± 5.22°,Min KF:-5.68°± 4.24° vs.5.01°± 4.86°;p < 0.001).In the thigh model with the greater trochanter,the knee angle was more internally rotated compared to the knee angle calculated using the thigh definition without the greater trochanter(PKF:14.67°± 6.78° vs.4.33°± 4.18°,Min KF:10.54°± 6.71° vs.-0.01°± 2.69°;p < 0.001).Small but significant differences were detected in the sagittal and frontal plane angles at both time points(p < 0.001).Conclusion:Hip and knee kinematics differed across different segment definitions including or excluding the greater trochanter marker,especially in the transverse plane.Therefore when considering whether to include the greater trochanter in the thigh segment model when using a surface markers to calculate 3D kinematics for movement assessment,it is important to have a clear understanding of the effect of different marker sets and segment models in use.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51405095)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.HEUCF160706)the Technological Innovation Talent Special Fund of Harbin(No.2014RFQXJ037)
文摘To study the effect of speed on the biomechanics of a knee joint during running, a biomechanical model of human lower limb joints is established based on the Kane method and semi-physical simulation. Experiments on the running process were made at different speeds for healthy young men. The influence of running speed on knee Joint motion is analyzed quantitatively and a mathematical model of the knee angle is established with speed as the independent variable. Results show that, at the moment of the heel contacting with theground, with the increase of speed, the more, and the calf and thigh are closer to the same line. In the middle stage of a gait cycle, the thigh stretches back, and then the calf and thigh are close to collineation. At that moment, the stretch of the posterior cruciate ligament is the largest, and the slower the speed, the more obvious the collineation. The maximal joint angle of the calf relative to the thigh appears in the later stage, and themaximal joint angle increases with the increase of the velocity. With the increase of the running speed, the phase of the cure of knee angle moves forward. The results can be used in the field of rehabilitation robotics and humanoid robot.
文摘Background:End-stage ankle arthritis impairs joint function and patients' mobility.Total ankle replacement is a surgical procedure to treat severe ankle arthritis.Salto Talaris Anatomic Ankle^(TM)(STAA) was designed to mimic the normal ankle anatomy and flexion/extension of the ankle movement.The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of an STAA ankle replacement on ankle joint function and mechanics during gait.Methods:Five patients with end-stage unilateral ankle arthritis were recruited.Patients performed level walking in a laboratory setting on 2occasions,prior to and 3 months after the STAA ankle surgeries.American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society(AOFAS) hindfoot score was obtained.A 12-camera motion capture system was used to perform walking analysis.Gait temporo-spatial parameters and ankle joint mechanics were evaluated.Paired Student's t tests and non-parametric Wilcoxon matched tests were performed to examine the differences in biomechanical variables between the pre-and post-surgery walking conditions.Results:Compared to the pre-surgical condition,at 3 months of post-STAA surgery,patients experienced greater improvement in AOFAS hindfoot score(p = 0.0001);the STAA ankle demonstrated a 31% increase in ankle joint excursion(p = 0.045),a 22% increase in ankle plantarflexor moment(p = 0.075),a 60% increase in ankle power absorption(p = 0.023),and a 68% increase in ankle power production(p = 0.039).Patients also demonstrated a 26% increase in walking speed(p = 0.005),a 20% increase in stride length(p = 0.013),a 15% decrease in double support time(p = 0.043),and a 5% decrease in total stance time(p = 0.055).Conclusion:Three months after surgeries,the STAA patients experienced improvements in ankle function and gait parameters.The STAA ankle demonstrated improved ankle mechanics during daily activities such as walking.
基金financial provided by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
文摘This paper presents the results of a series of numerical modeling experiments aimed at quantifying blast- induced degradation of shear strength of discontinuities. Near-field vibration history of a single-row pro- duction blast in a. limestone quarry was used as input to the nu .merical model. For this. purpose, two rock blocks, representing a stiff massive sulfide rock and a weaker limestone rock, were simulated using the 2D Particle Flow Code (PFC2D). Rock mass conta!ning a single inclined joint was modeled as Mohr- Coulomb. The results show that the crack generation rate is increased in both samples after repetitive vibration loading. Joint shear strength degradation rate in !he stiffer massive sulfide rock sample is higher than the softer limestone rock, which is attributed to the higher seismic impedance mismatch. The results show that even low-amplitude blasting vibrations (〈80 mm/s), when repeated as in multi-hole blasts, can significantly degrade joint shear strength in the nearby pit walls.
文摘Direction relation is an important spatial relation. Descriptions and representations for direction relations have different levels of detail because of the varying dimensions of spatial objects and different scales of the embedding spaces. Based on a direction- relation matrix, the hierarchical frame of spatial direction relations which partitions direction relations orderly and thoroughly is built. Interior direction relations are used to perfect the representation of direction relations and the binary-encoding idea is creatively applied to construct an interior detailed matrix describing multiple interior direction relations by a uniform matrix. The model integrates topological information into the description model for direction relations, which will lay the foundations of spatial compositive reasoning.
基金Supported by the National 973 Planning Project(2007CB209404)the Doctoral Research Foundation of Dalian University(0302221)
文摘Based on Rock Failure Process Analysis model RFPA2D, the evolutionary proc- esses of failure process of rock mass with multiple natural joints were simulated. Numeri- cal simulations show that anisotropy of compressive strength of jointed rock mass varies with the number of natural joints and inclination of natural joints. As the number of natural joints in rock mass increases, the anisotropy becomes less and less. It is justifiable to treat approximately rock mass containing six or more natural joints instead of four or more joints that was described in literature of Hoek and Brown as isotropy.
文摘The links of Motoman HP6 arc welding robot are considered as an open kinematic chain which consists of a series of rotational joints through concatenation. One end of the open chain is fixed to the base or the earth, and the other end which is free fastens the end executor to complete various duties. Each link of this arc welding robot has four kinds of Denavit-Hartenberg parameters: common normal length between two adjacent links, angle of two adjacent joints, distance between the crossing of common normal length and two joints axes, and angle of two adjacent links. The displacement relation between each link of the Motoman HP6 arc welding robot is introduced, and the kinematic positive-going solution and the kinematic passive-going solution are calculated.
文摘The most important objective of blasting in open pit mines is rock fragmentation.Prediction of produced boulders(oversized crushed rocks) is a key parameter in designing blast patterns.In this study,the amount of boulder produced in blasting operations of Golegohar iron ore open pit mine,Iran was predicted via multiple regression method and artificial neural networks.Results of 33 blasts in the mine were collected for modeling.Input variables were:joints spacing,density and uniaxial compressive strength of the intact rock,burden,spacing,stemming,bench height to burden ratio,and specific charge.The dependent variable was ratio of boulder volume to pattern volume.Both techniques were successful in predicting the ratio.In this study,the multiple regression method was superior with coefficient of determination and root mean squared error values of 0.89 and 0.19,respectively.
基金the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (No.NICHD,No.R15HD059080,and No.R15HD059080-01A1S1)
文摘Background:The greater trochanter marker is commonly used in 3-dimensional(3D) models;however,its influence on hip and knee kinematics during gait is unclear.Understanding the influence of the greater trochanter marker is important when quantifying frontal and transverse plane hip and knee kinematics,parameters which are particularly relevant to investigate in individuals with conditions such as patellofemoral pain,knee osteoarthritis,anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) injury,and hip pain.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of including the greater trochanter in the construction of the thigh segment on hip and knee kinematics during gait.Methods:3D kinematics were collected in 19 healthy subjects during walking using a surface marker system.Hip and knee angles were compared across two thigh segment definitions(with and without greater trochanter) at two time points during stance:peak knee flexion(PKF) and minimum knee flexion(Min KF).Results:Hip and knee angles differed in magnitude and direction in the transverse plane at both time points.In the thigh model with the greater trochanter the hip was more externally rotated than in the thigh model without the greater trochanter(PKF:-9.34°± 5.21° vs.1.40°± 5.22°,Min KF:-5.68°± 4.24° vs.5.01°± 4.86°;p < 0.001).In the thigh model with the greater trochanter,the knee angle was more internally rotated compared to the knee angle calculated using the thigh definition without the greater trochanter(PKF:14.67°± 6.78° vs.4.33°± 4.18°,Min KF:10.54°± 6.71° vs.-0.01°± 2.69°;p < 0.001).Small but significant differences were detected in the sagittal and frontal plane angles at both time points(p < 0.001).Conclusion:Hip and knee kinematics differed across different segment definitions including or excluding the greater trochanter marker,especially in the transverse plane.Therefore when considering whether to include the greater trochanter in the thigh segment model when using a surface markers to calculate 3D kinematics for movement assessment,it is important to have a clear understanding of the effect of different marker sets and segment models in use.