학술논문
Moving Along: In biomechanics, rehabilitation engineering, and movement analysis, Italian researchers are making great strides
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Pulse Pulse, IEEE. 6(4):50-57 Aug, 2015
Subject
Language
ISSN
2154-2287
2154-2317
2154-2317
Abstract
In Italy, biomechanics research and the analysis of human and animal movement have had a very long history, beginning with the exceptional pioneering work of Leonardo da Vinci. In 1489, da Vinci began investigating human anatomy, including an examination of human tendons, muscles, and the skeletal system. He continued this line of inquiry later in life, identifying what he called ?the four powers?movement, weight, force, and percussion??and how he thought they worked in the human body. His approach, by the way, was very modern?analyzing nature through anatomy, developing models for interpretation, and transferring this knowledge to bio-inspired machines.