CALCULATION AND EVALUATION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORCE FOLLOWING BOXING PUNCHES ON A DUMMY HEAD

Authors

Carola Birk, Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University Cologne, GermanyFollow
Marie Füll, Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
Wolfgang Potthast, Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
Igor Komnik, Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University Cologne, GermanyFollow

Category

Clinical Biomechanics

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The current study evaluates an approach that estimates the 3D force acting on a dummy's head and neck construct following boxing punches. The calculation refers to marker-based kinematic measurements, and incorporates the head mass and the estimated effective mass of the striking hand. A total of 2040 punches were compared with measured force values of a six-axial load cell in the upper dummy neck regarding peak force (peakF) and rate of force development (RFD). The two random effect regression models revealed that the calculated force values could significantly predict the measured force values. The results showed reasonable effective mass estimates (2.04±0.41kg) and plausible force values (peakF_MoCap = 268.82 ± 83.89N). Ultimately, this approach can be used in real boxing scenarios and enables analysing the loads in the head and neck region by implementing the punch force estimates and the head kinematics into a musculoskeletal multibody model.

Recommended Citation

Birk, Carola; Füll, Marie; Potthast, Wolfgang; and Komnik, Igor (2024) "CALCULATION AND EVALUATION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORCE FOLLOWING BOXING PUNCHES ON A DUMMY HEAD," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42: Iss. 1, Article 164.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/164