Measurement of Lower Extremity Kinematics and Kinetics during Valley-Shaped Slope Walking
- Authors
- Jeong, Jiyoung; Oh, Youkeun K.; Shin, Choongsoo S.
- Issue Date
- Dec-2015
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC PRECISION ENG
- Keywords
- Valley-shaped slope walking; Lower extremity; Kinematics; Kinetics; Military boots
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRECISION ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING, v.16, no.13, pp.2725 - 2730
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRECISION ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING
- Volume
- 16
- Number
- 13
- Start Page
- 2725
- End Page
- 2730
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/8955
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12541-015-0348-y
- ISSN
- 2234-7593
- Abstract
- Military personnel suffer from musculoskeletal injuries during military operations and training. Military training is often performed with military boots in challenging outdoor environments where the ground surface is not leveled. Thus, this study aimed to determine the hip, knee, and ankle joint kinematics and kinetics during valley-shaped slope walking (VSW). Eighteen Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets walked on a valley-shaped slope wearing military boots. Three-dimensional kinematic and kinetic data of the lower extremity were obtained using a force plate and motion capture system. Kinematics changed to control the lowered and raised body during VSW. Anterior-posterior ground reaction forces (GRF) and vertical GRF were significantly increased during VSW compared with that during level walking. Furthermore, compared with level walking, both the knee extension moment and ankle plantarflexion moment were significantly increased during VSW. Joint kinematics and kinetics changed in response to the shape of the ground surface. During VSW, the changes in the pattern and magnitude of the joint kinematics and kinetics demonstrated that different movement strategies are required to provide soldiers the necessary stability and mobility.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - College of Engineering > Department of Mechanical and System Design Engineering > 1. Journal Articles
![qrcode](https://api.qrserver.com/v1/create-qr-code/?size=55x55&data=https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/8955)
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.