Recent/Current Funded Research Projects Topic, Granting Body, Amount Fast biomechanical analysis research, Dep't of Industry, Science & Tourism - Industry Research & Development (R&D Start), $1.65M Development of gait models using artificial intelligence techniques for recognizing tripping risks, VU Discovery Grant, $20,000. Real-time biofeedback systems for divers, Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre and the Australian Diving Association, $136,568 Real-time biofeedback systems for shooters, Australian Olympic Shooting Association & Australian Sports Commission, $28,000 Research Infrastructure Grants, ARC Mechanism B & others, $345,000 Research Systems Commercialisation, AusIndustry Business Networks Scheme, $27,000 Javelin, Discus & Shot Put Flight Simulation & Optimisation, Australian Sports Commission, $12,000 Kinematics of Racing Wheelchair Propulsion, Australian Sports Commission, $10,000 3D Kinematics of the Hockey Drag Flick, Australian Sports Commission, $10,000 World Championships Gymnasics Project - 3D Kinematic Analyses of the 1994 World Gymnastics Championships in Brisbane, Australian Sports Commission, $35,000 Gait in the Elderly, Victoria University Seeding Grant, $4,500 Gait changes during obstacle negotiation, ARC Small Grant, $9,100 Various R&D Consultancies, Industry, ~$60,000 MAJOR RESEARCH AREAS The Biomechanics Unit has quite definite areas that we see as being our 'Primary Major Research Areas'. These general areas are currently identified as; Real-time Integrated Biomechanical Analysis System (RIBAS) Development; Clinical Orthopaedic Biomechanics; Clinical and Sports Coaching Tools Development. There are two main areas within this primary research focus. Gait Analysis gait in the elderly: trips, slips & falls gait diagnostics (elderly fallers vs. non-fallers, leg length discrepancy, rearfoot motion & forefoot pressure problems) variability (chaos) in gait symmetry in gait dynamics toe clearance and probability of tripping neural network and support vector machine applications to gait analysis real-time analysis of gait biomechanics Real-time Biomechanical Analysis Real-time Integrated Biomechanical Analysis System (RIBAS) development real-time force platform analysis and force vector visualisation real-time biofeedback of sport/clinical biomechanics information real-time EMG analysis Minor Research Areas The Biomechanics Unit has quite definite areas that we see as being our 'Secondary Major Research Areas'. There are three main areas within this secondary research focus. Applied Sports Biomechanics diving biomechanics (inc. real-time analysis/feedback equipment development) throwing mechanics (inc. computer flight simulation & technique optimisation) Olympic shooting mechanics (sway applications) running biomechanics jumping biomechanics (mostly high jump) Golf Swing Analysis golf swing templating biomechanical differences in the golf swings of different ability golfers real-time golf swing analysis (using FVV)
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