Limiting speed for jumping

Translated title of the contribution: Limiting speed for jumping

Mary Carmen Jarur, Jacques Dumais, Sergio Rica

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Abstract

General mechanical considerations provide an upper bound for the take-off velocity of any jumper, animate or inanimate, rigid or soft body, animal or vegetal. The take-off velocity is driven by the ratio of released energy to body mass. Further, the mean reaction force on a rigid platform during push-off is inversely proportional to the characteristic size of the jumper. These general considerations are illustrated in the context of Alexander's jumper model, which can be solved exactly and which shows an excellent agreement with the mechanical results.

Translated title of the contributionLimiting speed for jumping
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)305-317
Number of pages13
JournalComptes Rendus - Mecanique
Volume347
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019

Keywords

  • Biomechanics
  • Jumping
  • Limiting speed
  • Locomotion
  • Take-off velocity

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