This study was conducted to determine the inertial charactristics of the body segment such as mass, mass center, and moments of inertia with respect to the three principal axes of rotation passing through the mass center of Korean male gymnasts using ...
This study was conducted to determine the inertial charactristics of the body segment such as mass, mass center, and moments of inertia with respect to the three principal axes of rotation passing through the mass center of Korean male gymnasts using a mathematical model. The subjects chosen for this study were 7 male university gymnasts of 18-21 years of age. Two 35mm cameras enabled simultaneous photographs of the body to be made. The optical axes of the cameras were horizontally aligned to provide anterior and lateral views of the body. The photographic records were analyzed by reading the image using the scanner, defining the contours and required points of the segments using the mouse, and computing the inertial charactristics. The model of the human body described in this study was an advancement over previous mathematical models in that a representation of the segments by elliptical disc 5 mm wide followed the shape fluctuation of the body more closely. The accuracy of the method was evaluated by comparing the estimates of total body mass with the mass as measured on weigh scale. Table 2 provides the results of this study as mass, mass center, and moments of inertia of male gymnast body segment.