Shoulder's Modeling via Kane's Method: Determination of Torques in Smash Activity

摘要

A 3-D model for a shoulder segment is developed using Kane's method. Through the inverse dynamic approach, the unknown torque at the segment is found using kinematic data produced from an observation of a professional badminton player in a Thomas Cup's Tournament. The subject is 1.80 m in height and weighs 80 kilograms. The result shows that the highest value of torque is produced during contact while performing the jumping smash activity.