Biomechanical Principles and Applications in Sports

Jani Macari Pallis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bridgeport and CEO of Cislunar Aerospace, Inc.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.