Browsing by Subject "Kinematics"

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    • A 3D printed toolbox for opto-mechanical components 

      Salazar Serrano, Luis Jose; Pérez Torres, Juan; Valencia, Alejandra (2017-01-18)
      Article
      Open Access
      In this article we present the development of a set of opto-mechanical components (a kinematic mount, a translation stage and an integrating sphere) that can be easily built using a 3D printer based on Fused Filament ...

    • A beta version of an application based on computer vision for the assessment of knee valgus angle: a validity and reliability study 

      Ceballos Laita, Luis; Marimon Serra, Xavier; Masip Álvarez, Albert; Cabanillas Barea, Sara; Jiménez del Barrio, Sandra; Carrasco Uribarren, Andoni (2023-04-28)
      Article
      Open Access
      Background: In handball, the kinematics of the frontal plane seem to be one of the most important factors for the development of lower limb injuries. The knee valgus angle is a fundamental axis for injury prevention and ...

    • A computer vision-based application for the assessment of head posture: A validation and reliability study 

      Carrasco Uribarren, Andoni; Marimon Serra, Xavier; Dantony, Flora; Cabanillas Barea, Sara; Portela Otaño, Alejandro; Ceballos Laita, Luis; Massip Álvarez, Sergio (2023-03-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      As its name implies, the forward head position (FHP) is when the head is further forward of the trunk than normal. This can cause neck and shoulder tension, as well as headaches. The craniovertebral angle (CVA) measured ...

    • A coordinate-free approach to tracing the coupler curves of pin-jointed linkages 

      Rojas Libreros, Nicolás Enrique; Thomas, Federico (ASME PRESS, 2011)
      Conference report
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      In general, high-order coupler curves of plane mechanisms cannot be properly traced by standard predictor-corrector algorithms due to drifting problems and the presence of singularities. Instead of focusing on finding ...

    • A factorization-based algorithm to predict EMG data using only kinematics information 

      Manzano, Marta; Serrancolí, Gil (2021-07-08)
      Article
      Open Access
      EMG analyses have several applications, such as identifying muscle excitation patterns during rehabilitation or training plans, or controlling EMG-driven devices. However, experimental measurements can be time consuming ...

    • A Fault hiding approach for the sliding mode fault-tolerant control of a non-holonomic mobile robot 

      Stancu, Alexandru; Codres, Eduard; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (IEEE Press, 2016)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      When mobile robots are intended to be used in hazardous environments or for long-time operations, it is needed to increase their robustness against faults. This could be achieved by means of the inclusion of Fault Tolerant ...

    • A Method for the Complete Set of Solutions of the Finite-Position Synthesis Problem 

      Pérez Gracia, Alba (Springer, 2022)
      Part of book or chapter of book
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      The equations that appear in the formulation of finite-position synthesis problems tend to increase their complexity and become quite large when solving for multiple-joint systems. In this work, we create a new set of ...

    • A three-dof actuated robot 

      Mirats Tur, Josep Maria; Camps Sala, Josep (2011)
      Article
      Open Access
      This article presents the realization of a tensegrity-based robot composed of a three-bar symmetric prismlike minimal tensegrity configuration. Statics and kinematics are studied presenting the workspace for the designed ...

    • Adaptación de humanoides virtuales para usuarios de realidad virtual inmersiva 

      Monge Tomas, Joan (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      En els darrers anys, les millores en els dispositius de realitat virtual han permès expandir molt els camps relacionats amb aquesta tecnologia. Una de les preocupacions actuals és la millora de la sensació d'immersió dins ...

    • Alineación frontal de la rodilla. Concepto y determinación de la posición neutra en el vivo 

      Casal Moro, R.; Montero Furelos, L.; Gónzalez García, J.; Pichel Moure, C.M. (Sociedad Ibérica de Biomecánica y Biomateriales, 1994)
      Article
      Open Access
      Se estudiaron 28 rodillas asintomáticas con objeto de confirmar en el vivo la existencia de movilidad mediolateral, tomando como posición neutra aquella en la que el contacto articular se produce simultáneamente en ...

    • Analysis of self-overlap reveals trade-offs in plankton swimming trajectories 

      Bianco, Giuseppe; Mariani, Patrizio; Visser, André W.; Mazzocchi, Maria Grazia; Pigolotti, Simone (2014-07-06)
      Article
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      Movement is a fundamental behaviour of organisms that not only brings about beneficial encounters with resources and mates, but also at the same time exposes the organism to dangerous encounters with predators. The movement ...

    • Anàlisi de mètodes híbrids de vèrtexs/centrats 

      Artigas Oliveras, Martí (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Mitsubishi Electric Europe
      Aquest treball de final de grau presenta l’anàlisi d’un model híbrid de vèrtexs/centrats utilitzats per simular les reaccions en teixits tous i plans. L’objectiu del treball és analitzar els resultats, les tensions, ...

    • Análisis biomecánico de la carrera tras 40km de bici en competición 

      Calamejías, A.; Veiga Fernández, S.V.; Navarro Cabello, E. (SIIB, 2008-12-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      En triatlón, una de las partes más duras y estratégicas del deporte es la transición del ciclismo a la carrera a pie. El principal problema de los estudios analizados es que han sido llevados a cabo en laboratorios, donde ...

    • Análisis cinemático del swing de golf en golpeos de precisión 

      Campos Granell, José; Pablos Monzó, Ana; Abella, Carlos Pablo (Sociedad Ibérica de Biomecánica y Biomateriales, 2002-12)
      Article
      Open Access

    • Análisis del pedaleo ciclista con sistemas convencionales VS no circulares en pruebas submáximas y supramáximas 

      García López, J.; Rodríguez-Marroyo, J.A.; Gerardo Villa, J. (2006)
      Article
      Open Access
      El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido analizar y comparar el rendimiento mecánico máximo (pruebas supramáximas) y la eficiencia energética (pruebas submáximas) desarrollada por ciclistas profesionales con un sistema de pedaleo ...

    • Approximating displacements in R^3 by rotations in R^4 and its application to pointcloud registration 

      Sarabandi, Soheil; Thomas, Federico (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022)
      Article
      Open Access
      No proper norm exists to measure the distance between two object poses essentially because a general pose is defined by a rotation and a translation, and thus it involves magnitudes with different units. As a means to solve ...

    • Cinematica Quick Time Events 

      Ortiz Peirano, Javier Ariel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-09-26)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Una Cinematica de QTE que narra la leyenda de los 47 Ronin

    • Cinemática interactiva en tiempo real 

      Palma Turón, Marc (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-12)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Durante mucho tiempo los Quick Time Events (a partir de ahora, QTE) han sido una gran polémica en el mundo de los videojuegos y han generado numerosos debates sobre si está bien usarlos o simplemente son un estorbo. Sin ...

    • Closure of the stellar hydrodynamic equations for arbitrary distributions 

      Cubarsí Morera, Rafael (2010-07)
      Research report
      Open Access
      The closure problem of the stellar hydrodynamic equations is studied in a general case by describing the family of phase space density functions for which the collisionless Boltzmann equation is strictly equivalent to a ...

    • Comparació de la cinemàtica inversa en ciclisme utilitzant OpenSim4.0 i Visual 3D 

      Bernet García, Sergi (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-15)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Cada vegada més esportistes tant de nivell amateur com d’elit recorren a serveis de biomecànica per a millorar la seva tècnica, augmentant així el seu rendiment esportiu i disminuint el risc de lesions. Una gran part ...