During a knee extension exercise there are two forces that are producing torque at the knee joint. One is the quadriceps muscle and the other is the weight at the ankle joint. The quad is capable of producing 500 Newtons of force, while the weight at the ankle is 10 kg. The distance from the knee joint to the quad force is 0.05 meters and the distance from the knee joint to the weight is 0.38 meters (these are not the moment arms). The knee is flexed to 125 degrees. Draw and calculate the moment arms for each force on the picture below and decide if the joint flexes or extends. this is for biomechancis
Angular Momentum
The momentum of an object is given by multiplying its mass and velocity. Momentum is a property of any object that moves with mass. The only difference between angular momentum and linear momentum is that angular momentum deals with moving or spinning objects. A moving particle's linear momentum can be thought of as a measure of its linear motion. The force is proportional to the rate of change of linear momentum. Angular momentum is always directly proportional to mass. In rotational motion, the concept of angular momentum is often used. Since it is a conserved quantity—the total angular momentum of a closed system remains constant—it is a significant quantity in physics. To understand the concept of angular momentum first we need to understand a rigid body and its movement, a position vector that is used to specify the position of particles in space. A rigid body possesses motion it may be linear or rotational. Rotational motion plays important role in angular momentum.
Moment of a Force
The idea of moments is an important concept in physics. It arises from the fact that distance often plays an important part in the interaction of, or in determining the impact of forces on bodies. Moments are often described by their order [first, second, or higher order] based on the power to which the distance has to be raised to understand the phenomenon. Of particular note are the second-order moment of mass (Moment of Inertia) and moments of force.
During a knee extension exercise there are two forces that are producing torque at the knee
joint. One is the quadriceps muscle and the other is the weight at the ankle joint. The quad is
capable of producing 500 Newtons of force, while the weight at the ankle is 10 kg. The distance
from the knee joint to the quad force is 0.05 meters and the distance from the knee joint to the
weight is 0.38 meters (these are not the moment arms). The knee is flexed to 125 degrees. Draw
and calculate the moment arms for each force on the picture below and decide if the joint flexes
or extends.
this is for biomechancis
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