A Model of Impact Forces

during Landing
from a Jumping Smash Acti
vity

Introduction
Jumping smash in badminton is categorized as
vertical jumping
The objective of the study is to develop a
skeletal human model that can be used to obser
ve the impact forces during landing phase in
a jumping smash activity
The relatively high number of landings using the
one-foot pattern might lead to loss of balance an
d subsequent injury especially to the ankle and
knee joints

METHOD
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING FOR TWO
SEGMENTS

RESULT

Discussion
while landing, the force at the knee is
higher than that of the ankle in x-direction
force at the ankle is higher than that of the
knee in y direction
When a subject is airborne, the force at
the ankle is higher than that at the knee in
x-direction, while the force acting at the an
kle in x-direction is higher than that in y dir
ection.

 during landing the forces acting at the

ankle and knee joints are lower on the lan
ding foot compare to that of the other foot i
n both x- and y-directions.
during airborne phase those forces are
higher on the landing foot than that of the
other foot.

 This shows that there exists transfer of

forces from the landing foot to the other fo
ot during airborne and landing phases.

 The objective of flexion at the knee is to

extend the time before landing. The time s
pan can reduce a high impact on the foot
during landing from a jumping activity.
A maximum impact force is one of the
causes of serious injury to the lower limb