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Biomechanics

Code:

LTB12001

Sigla:

BIOMEC

Áreas Científicas
Classificação	Área Científica
OFICIAL	Solid Mechanics
OFICIAL	Ciências Biomédicas e da Vida

Ocorrência: 2023/2024 - 2S

Ativa?	Yes
Página Web:	https://moodle.ips.pt/2324/course/view.php?id=1892
Unidade Responsável:	Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica
Curso/CE Responsável:

Ciclos de Estudo/Cursos

Sigla	Nº de Estudantes	Plano de Estudos	Anos Curriculares	Créditos UCN	Créditos ECTS	Horas de Contacto	Horas Totais
LTB	73	Plano de Estudos	1	-	6	60	162

Língua de trabalho

Portuguese - Suitable for English-speaking students

Objetivos

To understand and explain the kinematics of human movement. 

To identify biomechanical models and to understand the importance of anthropometry for its application, by applying and calculating anthropometric parameters.

To understand the unique features in modelling the biomechanical properties of the Human joints, bones and musculoskeletal system.

To be able to acquire and analyse kinematic, kinetic and electromyography data.

To be able to employ different solutions to describe Human movement.

To understand the behaviour of the tissues that compose the Human body.

To understand biomechanical models as tools for diagnostic, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, physical exercise, ergonomy or as an aid to the design of equipment to support human mobility.

Resultados de aprendizagem e competências

This curricular unit is structured in order to allow the students to explore the use of biomechanical tools in the
assessment of movement and materials' behaviour associated with the Human body.

The contents presented here provide the basis for this analysis in its various forms.
On the one hand, the description of Human movement, calculation of movement forces and muscle contribution.
On the other hand, the development of methodologies for biomechanical modelling, enabling the students to
explore Human movement analysis and tissues' functioning.

Modo de trabalho

Presencial

Programa

Statics and dynamic sof human postures and reference systems for Human movement.

Biomechanical modelling: anthropometry, joints, bone and musculoskeletal system.

Kinematics and kinetics of human movement: description of Human movement and involved forces.

Methods and systems for kinematic and kinetic data acquisition.

Biomechanics of Human tissues.

Please note that all the contents of this curricular unit are available on the respective Moodle page.

Bibliografia Obrigatória

Joseph Hamill, Kathleen M. Knutzen; Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement. ISBN: 978-0-7817-9128-1
C. W. J. Oomens, F. P. T. Baaijens and M. Brekelmans; Biomechanics: concepts and computation. ISBN: 9780521172967

Bibliografia Complementar

F. Beer, R. Johnston, J. DeWolf and D. Mazurek; Mechanics of Materials (in SI Units). ISBN: 9781292178202
Ferdinand P. Beer, David Mazurek, Elliot R Eisenberg and E. Russell Johnston Jr. ; Vector Mechanics For Engineers: Statics (Si Units). ISBN: 9780071311076

Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem

The classes are theoretical-practical (TP) and practical-laboratorial (PL).
After exposure of the lesson's contents of the lesson, there is space for demonstration through application examples, resolution of problems and laboratorial work.

The evaluation is carried out through two (2) TP tests and three (3) laboratory reports.

Distributed evaluation without final exam.

Tipo de avaliação

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Componentes de Avaliação

Designation	Peso (%)
Teste	60,00
Trabalho laboratorial	40,00
Total:	100,00

Componentes de Ocupação

Designation	Tempo (Horas)
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Total:	60,00

Obtenção de frequência

Continuous evaluation: 

- Minimum of 9.5 (out of 20) for approval

The TP component is evaluated with two tests (TP1 and TP2, minimum average score equal or higher to 7 points), and the PL component is evaluated with three lab reports (PL1, PL2 and PL3, minimum average score of 9.5 points).

The students will have the opportunity to resit the test TP1 or TP2 (only one) on the date of the regular season's exam, upon registration on Moodle; the best score will prevail. 

Final Score = 0.40*TP1 + 0.20*TP2 + 0.15*PL1 + 0.10*PL2 + 0.15*PL3


Note on attendance:
Students must participate in 70% or more of the PL classes in order to be evaluated in this component; justification for missed classes must be sent to the module leader. If this participation is not achieved, the student will score 0 points in the PL component.

Students scoring lower than 7 points in both TP tests and/or lacking evaluation on the PL component will be automatically transferred to evaluation in exam's season (see below).



Evaluation in exam's season (regular/supplementary/special):





Notes on PL works:

Every PL report will be conducted as group work. Each one of these reports may be object of discussion in the end of the semester. The lecturer may inquire the group about the commitment of each group's member during the execution of the report. 

Students who missed the PL class where the laboratory work has been developed are not allowed to participate in the respective report; if such students are included, the classification for that group will be 0.

Non-original reports (totally or partially), duplicated from published materials (papers, books of web pages) will be invalidated. Duplicated reports among the class will also be invalidated, with the authors immediately summoned for a discussion of the contents.

The scores of the PL reports (if higher than 9.5 out of 20 points) will be valid for evaluation until the maximum of 1 scholar year; therefore, students with valid PL evaluation from 22/23 are dismissed from attendance monitoring in PL classes.

Working students (and students in other special regimes described in ESTSetúbal/IPS rules), with verified status, will have the opportunity to complete the PL works during the regular exam's season, upon agreement with the lecturers of this curricular unit. These students are also dismissed from attendance monitoring in PL classes.

Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final

Minimum of 9.5 (out of 20) for approval


Continuous evaluation:

60% TP tests + 40% PL reports


Exam (regular/supplementary/special):

75% Written component + 25% Pratical component

Observações

Office hours

André Castro, Room E115 (ESTSetúbal):
Tuesday, 10:30 to 11:30 am
Wednesday, 2 to 3 pm 
andre.castro@estsetubal.ips.pt

Anna Letournel 
Appointment by email - anna.letournel@ess.ips.pt