Motion capture

applied is called inertia. Inertia states that larger and bigger masses take more to get moving than smaller masses but will be a larger force once going. This also mean that large forces/masses will be harder to stop one going. This is Newton's law of motion where F(force) = M(mass) x A(acceleration). Applying this to summation of forces in a golf swing has to do with larger and smaller muscles in the body. When working the muscles together, the larger muscles must be applied first as they take…

As mentioned before, pitching requires several joints and muscles. Shoulder and elbow are two of the joints that are involved in the movement. Of the six phases of pitching, arm cocking, acceleration and deceleration are the three phases when elbow and shoulder joints experience high magnitudes of forces (Oyama 83). Windup is the phase that occurs when the pitcher places the non-throwing hand is in front of the target. In the beginning of the arm cocking phase, the non-throwing shoulder is…

because of the physics shown all throughout the sport. There are stunts, tumbling, and jumps. Cheerleading is a sport that involves all these tasks and much more. Cheerleading consists of many concepts of physics, such as Gravity, Newton Laws of Motion, momentum, torque, potential and kinetic energy, velocity, force, gravitational acceleration, free fall. I will explain the definitions of each concept, so readers will be able to get real meaning as to why these concepts consist of cheer leading…

Copernicus was the most prominent astronomer in history of the world. He landed in the Renaissance period in North Poland from 1473 to 1543. Copernicus was cared for by his paternal uncle and attended multiple universities before, he died in 1543. Copernicus brought up the idea of a heliocentric solar system, and wrote a book that is still considered the best book ever written on astronomy. He has prompted the work of many scientists after him and we still believe in a heliocentric universe.…

the motion of the picket fence. The upward-curved shape of the position-time graph suggests that the picket fence has a changing velocity. This curve signifies the object moving from slow to fast since the slope changes from small to big. On the other hand, the velocity-time graphs appeared linear and with a constant slope, so the “linear fit” function on Logger Pro was selected to fit a straight line to the data. Its shape was an increasing straight line, which signifies accelerated motion…

lot to do with science. From Newton’s laws of motion to the momentum of the person kicking the ball, the drag force and the magnus effect, and even the air pressure in the ball. It is harder than most people think. Next time you watch a soccer game, or play a soccer game, think about the science in the game. First, Newton’s Law’s are present when the ball is kicked. His first law, an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force,…

Other scientists before him had ideas put on the table about motion and so forth, but it was Newton who made the connections. Newton’s young life was a struggle for him and he wasn’t always treated in the best way. But he made the best of his life and made himself into an important figure who changed how we view the world and science. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress” -Frederick Douglas Newton developed three laws of motion, he wrote a book explaining his scientific ideas and…

During the 17th century, an English scientist Sir Isaac Newton showed the scientific research for rocketry. Newton represented his idea of motion into three different laws. These explained how rockets work and why they work in space or any other sort of mediums. The first movement law is an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force. The second law states, acceleration of an object is exerted by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force.…

Want that perfect “Kobe” jump shot? All the great shooters around the world have extremely good form. To have good form, you need a technique or steps to follow in order to keep your jump shot consistent. The perfect jump shot requires bending of the knees, flicking of the wrist, and following through. The first step, bending of the knees, is very important and results in how the ball approaches the rim. When bending the knees within a shot, the shooter creates a stability stance for the ball to…

The seatbelts purpose was to keep the egg secure during the impact. In order to do this, Newton’s first law had to be taken into consideration, objects at rest, stay at rest; object in motion, stay in motion… unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Because the egg would have kept going until acted on by an unbalanced force, we suspended it with rubber bands so that the unbalanced force to stop it would not be the ground but it would be the pressure applied by the rubber band. This also Apply…