sons Cle Meta Kinematics of Human Motion Laboratory Description: Mechanical analyses of motion can be conducted from a kinetic or kinematic approach. Kinetics involves the explanation of motion with respect to the variables causing motion. Kinematics Is that branch of mechanics, which describes the motion of bodies without reference to force or mass. Describing motion in terms of position, displacement, velocity, and acceleration fall under the category of kinematics. Objective: The purpose of this laboratory experience is to allow the student to collect and analyze data on him/herself and to understand the meaning of the terms used to describe the kinematics of human motion. The various kinematic formulas will be used to determine linear displacements, velocities, and accelerations of an individual while performing the 60-yard dash. Data Acquisition: Each student will run a 60-yard dash as part of the laboratory experiment. The 60-yard dash will be marked with cones at the following points: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 yards. One student will be positioned at each cone as a timer. Another student will collect the times from the timers. Before each individual runs the time trial, he/she will give his/her data sheet to the student that will be recording the times. On signal, each subject will begin their 60-yard sprint while all timers start their watches simultaneously. Only when the runner has passed each respective position (cone) should the timer stop his/her watch. The timer will then tell the recorder the time the person ran and then clear his/her watch. These procedures will be repeated for each student in the class. Record the elapsed times at each cone on the data sheet below. DATA SHEET FOR 60-YARD DASH TIMES NAME: Clon MOXW J START O_sec 10 YDS 1-84 SEC 20YDS 3 .DK SEC 30YDS 4.3 SEC 40YDS 5. SEC 50 YDS, SEC 60YDS SEC Scanned with CamScannerDATA ANALYSIS: 4 2 3. g Enter the recorded times in column #3 of the linear kinematics worksheet provided. Calculate the time intervals between each pair of cones (i.e. 0-30 ft; 30-60 ft, 60-90 ft; etc.) and enter in column #4, Time Interval = tr—to. Calculate the average velocity for each time interval in units of ft/sec by using V =d/t and enter in column #5. The displacement dis found in column #2 and the time is from column #4. Average velocity is the slope of the distance-time curve. Calculate the midpoints of the time intervals and enter in column #6. The midpoints are found by adding one-half of the time interval (column #4) to the Initial time of that interval (to) found in column #3. Calculate average acceleration between successive velocities and enter into column #7. The velocities and times are from columns #5 and #6, respectively. Acceleration is the slope of the velocity-time curve. 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