Title :
The biomechanics effects of back and front pack load carriage for human locomotion
Author :
Yali, Han ; Yiyu, Liu ; Haitao, Gao ; Zhu Song Qing
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Nanjing Inst. of Technol., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
This paper described an investigation into the biomechanical effects of back and front load carriage on human locomotion performance. Ten young male subjects walked on a level under five conditions (10kg front pack, 20kg front pack, without load, 10kg backpack and 20kg backpack). For each subject, the self-selected speed was maintained at all conditions to minimize the effect of speed on gait dynamics. The kinematic and kinetic effects results during front pack or back pack load carriage were obtained with walking experiments. Analysing kinematics and kinetic during different carriage broadens the knowledge regarding the development of exercise-related injuries, while helping to inform the human-centred design process for future load carrying systems.
Keywords :
gait analysis; injuries; kinematics; back pack load carriage; biomechanical effects; exercise-related injuries; front pack load carriage; gait dynamics; human locomotion performance; human-centred design process; kinematic effects; kinetic effects; mass 10 kg; mass 20 kg; self-selected speed; walking; young male subjects; Biomechanics; Hip; Joints; Kinematics; Kinetic theory; Knee; Legged locomotion; backpack load; front pack load; joint kinematics and kinetic terms here; walking posture;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1275-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICMA.2012.6284379
