Simulation
Before a simulation model can be used with any confidence it is necessary
to carry out a process of evaluation to determine the accuracy of the
model. The articles below give examples of model evaluation for aerial movement,
tumbling and high jumping.
Publications
- King, M.A. and Yeadon, M.R. 2015. Advances in the development of whole body computer simulation modelling of sports technique. Movement & Sport Sciences - Science & Motricité 90, 55-67.
- Allen, S.J., King, M.A. and Yeadon, M.R. 2012. Models incorporating pin joints are suitable for simulating performance but unsuitable for simulating internal loading. Journal of Biomechanics 45, 1430-1436.
- Lewis, M.G.C., King, M.A., Yeadon, M.R. and Conceicao, F. 2012. Are joint torque models limited by an assumption of monoarticularity? Journal of Applied Biomechanics 28, 520-529.
- Yeadon, M.R. and King, M.A. 2008. Computer simulation modelling in sport. In Biomechanical Analysis of Movement in Sport & Exercise (Eds C.J. Payton and R.M. Bartlett), pp. 176-205. London: Routledge.
- King, M.A., Wilson, C. and Yeadon, M.R. 2006. Evaluation of a torque-driven computer simulation model of jumping. Journal of Applied Biomechanics 22, 264-274.
- Yeadon, M.R. and King, M.A. 2002. Evaluation of a torque driven simulation model of tumbling. Journal of Applied Biomechanics 18, 195-206.
- Yeadon, M.R., Atha, J. and Hales, F.D. 1990. The simulation of aerial movement - IV: A computer simulation model. Journal of Biomechanics 23, 85-89.
- Yeadon, M.R. 1990. The simulation of aerial movement - III: The determination of the angular momentum of the human body. Journal of Biomechanics 23, 75-83.
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