The effect of angle and velocity on change of direction biomechanics: An angle-velocity trade-off

T Dos' Santos, C Thomas, P Comfort, PA Jones - Sports medicine, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Changes of direction (CODs) are key manoeuvres linked to decisive moments in
sport and are also key actions associated with lower limb injuries. During sport athletes …

Role of the penultimate foot contact during change of direction: Implications on performance and risk of injury

T Dos' Santos, C Thomas, P Comfort… - Strength & Conditioning …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Abstract MOST CHANGE OF DIRECTION BIOMECHANICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND
CURRENT TECHNIQUE GUIDELINES FOCUS ON THE ROLE OF THE FINAL FOOT …

Time-dependent inertia of self-propelled particles: The Langevin rocket

AR Sprenger, S Jahanshahi, AV Ivlev, H Löwen - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
Many self-propelled objects are large enough to exhibit inertial effects but still suffer from
environmental fluctuations. The corresponding basic equations of motion are governed by …

Understanding cutting maneuvers–The mechanical consequence of preparatory strategies and foot strike pattern

S David, M Mundt, I Komnik, W Potthast - Human movement science, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives This study investigated the relation of different previously reported preparatory
strategies and musculo-skeletal loading during fast preplanned 90° cutting maneuvers (CM) …

Leg joint function during walking acceleration and deceleration

M Qiao, DL Jindrich - Journal of biomechanics, 2016 - Elsevier
Although constant-average-velocity walking has been extensively studied, less is known
about walking maneuvers that change speed. We investigated the function of individual leg …

A unified energy-optimality criterion predicts human navigation paths and speeds

GL Brown, N Seethapathi… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Navigating our physical environment requires changing directions and turning. Despite its
ecological importance, we do not have a unified theoretical account of non-straight-line …

General and specific strategies used to facilitate locomotor maneuvers

M Wu, JH Matsubara, KE Gordon - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
People make anticipatory changes in gait patterns prior to initiating a rapid change of
direction. How they prepare will change based on their knowledge of the maneuver. To …

Single limb dynamics of jumping turns in dogs

K Söhnel, E Andrada, MHE de Lussanet… - Research in Veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Maneuverability is of paramount importance for many animals, eg, in predator-prey
interactions. Despite this fact, quadrupedal limb behavior in complicated maneuvers like …

Effects of a six-week strength training programme on change of direction performance in youth team sport athletes

FA Bourgeois, P Gamble, ND Gill, MR McGuigan - Sports, 2017 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the effects of eccentric phase-emphasis strength training (EPE) on
unilateral strength and performance in 180-and 45-degree change of direction (COD) tasks …

Kinetics and mechanical work done to move the body centre of mass along a curve

RM Mesquita, PA Willems, AH Dewolf, G Catavitello - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
When running on a curve, the lower limbs interact with the ground to redirect the trajectory of
the centre of mass of the body (CoM). The goal of this paper is to understand how the …