Dynamic optimization of two methods of the long jump
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2017.
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112557 |
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| author | Mo, Stacy (Stacy M.) |
| author2 | Sangbae Kim. |
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| description | Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2017. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1125572019-04-12T22:51:10Z Dynamic optimization of two methods of the long jump Mo, Stacy (Stacy M.) Sangbae Kim. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2017. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 45). In this thesis, I analyzed, modelled, and optimized two different techniques of the long jump: the hitchkick and hang. Using video data, I made a dynamic model of both techniques, then created a cost function that took torques and angles into consideration to simulate physical limitations. Using a function minimizing optimizer, trajectories were simulated over a range of torque limits and angle penalties. Over the course of 292 simulations, we found that the hitchkick technique improved jump distances more than the hang technique, improving by up to 34.65% with an average of 7.7% while the hang technique increased jump distance by a maximum of 30.21%, with an average of -15.89%. by Stacy Mo. S.B. 2017-12-05T19:18:11Z 2017-12-05T19:18:11Z 2017 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112557 1013183734 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 45 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Mo, Stacy (Stacy M.) Dynamic optimization of two methods of the long jump |
| title | Dynamic optimization of two methods of the long jump |
| title_full | Dynamic optimization of two methods of the long jump |
| title_fullStr | Dynamic optimization of two methods of the long jump |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dynamic optimization of two methods of the long jump |
| title_short | Dynamic optimization of two methods of the long jump |
| title_sort | dynamic optimization of two methods of the long jump |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112557 |
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