2023-2024 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
EGR 447 - Engineering Mechanics of Human Motion
This course focuses on the application of the principles of mechanics to the study of human movement. Students will learn to acquire and analyze human motion data using self-developed computer programs. Topics include biomechanics terminology, anthropometric measurement, joint kinematics and kinetics, electromyography, and hands-on clinical application of movement biomechanics. Cross-listed with EGR 547. Offered winter semester. Prerequisites: EGR 345 or EGR 346 and admitted to biomedical, interdisciplinary, mechanical, or product design and manufacturing engineering major.
Credits: 3