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A kinematic analysis is often considered when the motion or displacement of an assembly is dominated by the joints within the system.
Kinematic Analysis of Human Movement
SimuTech Groups’ kinematic consulting services utilize state of the art Ansys Motion™ analysis technology to measure and enhance biotechnological advancements, human movement patterns and performance, as well as consumer goods and daily activities.
Real-world examples frequently employ kinematics. To calculate speed and acceleration, for instance, Kinematics can assist your engineering team in precise determination of the velocity and acceleration of a moving object at each instant in time, if you were to construct a system that could transport an object from one location to another automatically.
A kinematic analysis is deemed rigid when deflections are totally characterized by the joints, or can be flexible, when the stiffness of the moving parts is taken into consideration.
Kinematic Consulting Projects in FEA
Actuation Analysis of Airplane Landing Gear
Kinematic simulation to determine actuation forces for extension/reaction. Internal join forces also generated for static structural analysis. Results were used for component fatigue evaluation. Bar mechanisms were used to best portray the general suggestions for the corresponding airplane design.
Kinematic Analysis of Human Movement
Biology and medicine both benefit from having a basic understanding of the kinematics of human movement. Motion analysis can be used to assess how well limbs work both normally and abnormally. Kinematic understanding is also crucial for accurate joint disease diagnosis, surgical therapy, and prosthetic device design.
Biomechanics and Gait Analysis
In a biomechanical gait analysis research, SimuTech Group engineers use the latest cutting-edge equipment to examine the position of the feet both at rest and in motion as well as the movements of the knees, hips, and spine. Our engineering team is now better able to recognize and address the biomechanical factors that lead to modifications.
Power Generation Ducting Door Actuation
Investigation into the drive power requirements for actuation of a large door used in the exhaust ducting of a gas power plant. Advanced critical point trace plots conducted.
Kinematic Linkage Acceleration
Investigation into industrial linkage acceleration motion to determine peak internal loading. On-site field testing was employed for practical load cycle prediction for fatigue evaluation input.
Heavy Equipment Trailer Suspension
Simulation of tracked trailer suspension system under terrain loading. In addition, a system level simulation to determine interaction with controls.
Kinematic Engineering | FAQs
The study of an object’s motion without taking into account the causes of the motion (the forces that propel the object) is known as kinematics, which is a subfield of mechanics and a branch of physics.
To move a shopping cart, for instance, we must apply a force, but in the study of motion, the causes of the motion are the accelerations and velocities created by the force. Kinematics recognizes causes of motion, but only at the level of velocity and acceleration.
Kinematics’ primary goal is to analyze a moving object’s trajectory in order to anticipate its position at every instant, but even then, understanding the trajectory is still of vital importance to an engineer.
- A vehicle’s ability to go in a straight line (constant velocity motion)
- A skydiver in free fall, or *an apple falling from a tree (free fall)
- A rocket heading for space (vertical motion)
- A flying aircraft (uniform accelerated motion)
- A 3-point basket in basketball (projectile motion)
- The microwave’s plate (uniform circular motion)
- A vehicle accelerating from rest (uniform accelerated motion)
- An athlete’s free kick in soccer (projectile motion)
- The movement of a fan’s blades (uniform circular motion)
- The trajectory taken by a wrecking ball (uniform circular motion)
- A baseball player throwing the ball (projectile motion)
- The perpetual ticking of a clock hand (uniform circular motion)
- Helicopter propellers upon engine start (non uniform circular motion)
- The explosion of fireworks (Vertical motion)
- A cheetah running at its renowned top speed (constant velocity motion)
- A tabletop glass dropping (free fall)
Newton’s apple is a highly well-known example of a free fall. It was one of the earliest studies of the motion and a foundational element for the physics we have today, even if it is unknown whether Newton truly experienced the fruit striking his head or merely witnessed it fall from the tree. Either way, a crucial stepping stone in kinematic engineering.
In short, particle kinematics and rigid body kinematics are the two categories of kinematics.
While rigid body kinematics studies the motion of an entity that doesn’t deform over time, particle kinematics studies the motion of a single particle.
Some of the more crucial ideas in rigid body kinematics to comprehend are those relating to rotational position, velocity, and acceleration.
Furthermore, you must understand the distinction between linear and rotational displacement when working with stiff bodies.
Kinematic motion can be influenced by three different types of forces: contact force, fluid pressure, and gravity.
For instance, you might be working with an object sliding on a surface when researching particle kinematics in one dimension, in which case you would have to take friction into account. In addition, you must be aware of the forces operating on an object when studying motion in two or three dimensions.
Understanding how forces interact to impact movement is crucial since they have the power to alter an object’s velocity and acceleration. By doing so, you may more accurately anticipate how an object will move and address associated issues.
Engineers can use kinematics to determine an object’s velocity and acceleration, which is one of its most important applications. It is possible to estimate an object’s future motion more accurately by comprehending how these two values evolve over time. This knowledge is useful in a wide range of circumstances.
Kinematics, for instance, may assist you in figuring out the velocity and acceleration of the moving object at each instant in time if you were to construct a system that could transport an object from one location to another automatically. By doing so, you may design your machine to understand precisely how quickly this operation has to proceed.
Moreover, we can comprehend how objects move by using the important topic of mechanics known as kinematics. Engineers can predict an object’s future motion and address associated issues by comprehending the kinematics ideas. Additionally, kinematics is a useful tool for scientists and engineers because it may be applied in a variety of domains. Finally, kinematics can assist us in calculating an object’s velocity and acceleration, two critical parameters to comprehend while foreseeing motion.
Calculating the position, velocity, and acceleration of any of a mechanism’s points or linkages is kinematic analysis. Engineers need to be aware of the dimensions of the linkage as well as the position, velocity, and acceleration of as many points or links as the linkage has degrees of freedom.
The relative velocity approach and the immediate center of rotation method are frequently used by kinematic consultants like SimuTech Group to determine the velocity of a point or link in a mechanism.
Handheld Dynamometers and Isokinetic Dynamometers
- Measures of muscular torque at a constant speed are known as isokinetic measurements. The resistance is tracked and adjusted by the computerized isokinetic dynamometer to maintain a consistent movement velocity.
- At different speeds (up to 300 degrees/s), movement velocities can be calculated, based on the kinematic consulting project at hand. Usually, a joint is measured, and the maximum torque output for that movement is computed. Various handheld dynamometers are also used by kinematics consultants to test strength in an objective manner.
Sonographic Imaging
- Records ultrasound pictures of the internal, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal systems.
Digitalized 3D Microscribe
- Identifies the 3D location of shape markers for morphometrics studies in kinematic consulting.
Electrogoniometers
- To measure joint position, Electrogoniometers are commonly used in the industry. These are frequently utilized in addition to EMG recordings.
Systems for Photoelectric Timing
- These are used to gauge a person’s walking pace. A digital clock is connected with photocells. The clock starts when a subject passes in front of one photocell, and it is stopped once the subject passes by the second photocell. We calculate the distance between the photocells and divide the measured distance by the time elapsed to translate this timing metric to speed. These are frequently used with kinematic, pressure, and force measurements to track speed in kinematic consulting.
Posturography Computer System
- In either static or dynamic situations, a posturography system measures postural control (balance) while upright standing.
Motion Detection (Modern Sports Training)
- The Motion Monitor is a three-dimensional, magnetic-based kinematic sensing device that enables real-time, 140-sample-per-second capture of movement of body segments. Position, velocity, and acceleration of a body segment or joint are among the details discovered during a kinematic examination.
- Body parts that are tracked instantly during movement performance have sensors attached to them. One can make a quantitative evaluation of the movement pattern using these data.
- Common motion analysis’ employ biomechanical data in tandem with calculations gathered using Motion Monitor software, where the program can provid performance feedback based on motion capture or force data.