L13 Flashcards
Angular motion occurrs when:
All parts of a body move through the same angle but do not undergo the same linear displacement
Angular kinematic describes
Angular motion without regard to the causes of the motion
Most human motion is a result of
Angular motion of the limbs that occur around joints
Degree: one circle/ one complete rotation
360 degrees
Revolution/ Number of rotations per one circle
One revelution
Radian: one circle= 2 pi radians
1 rad= 57.3 degrees
How to convert degrees to radians: ex 50 degrees
50 degrees/ x = 360 degrees/ 2 pi rad
-divide the degrees by x, equal it to 360 divided by 2 pir, then cross multiply to get 2pirad x 50 =360(x), solve for x by dividing 50 x 2pi radians by 360
How to convert radians to revolutions: ex 10 radians
10 rad/ x = 2 pi radians/ 1
-cross multiply to get 2 pi rad x (x) =1 (10 rad), so divide 1 (10rad) by 2 pi radians
How to convert revolutions to degrees: ex 3.3 revolutions
3.3rev/ x = 1rev/ 360 degrees
-cross multiply to get (3.3)(360) = 1(x), then divide by 1 to isolate x
Angular position
Orientation of a line with another line or plane
Absolute angular position (angle)
Angle of a single body segment with respect to a known vertical or horizontal
Ex) angle of the trunk is calculated with respect to the vertical plane
Relative Angular Position (angle)
-angle of one refment relative to another
-angle between longitudinal axes of 2 segments
Ex) angle of the trunk is calculated with respect to the knee, hip, and torso
Absolute segment angles
Calculated using tan
Tan: the ratio of the side opposite the angle and the size adjacent to the angle
TOA
Absolute Segment values calculated using
Tan= TOA
(Yproximal- Ydistal) / (Xproximal- X distal)
Relative angles use:
Law of Cosine
-relationship between the side of a triangle that doesn’t contain a right angle
CAH
-adjacent/ hypotenuse