Biomechanical Characteristics of Vertical Jumping of Preschool Children in China Based on Motion Capture and Simulation Modeling

Zhao, Panchao; Ji, Zhongqiu; Wen, Ruixiang; Li, Jiahui; Liang, Xiao; Jiang, Guiping

doi:10.3390/s21248376

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Biomechanical Characteristics of Vertical Jumping of Preschool Children in China Based on Motion Capture and Simulation Modeling

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Panchao Zhao

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,

Zhongqiu Ji

,

Ruixiang Wen

,

Jiahui Li

,

Xiao Liang

and

Guiping Jiang

College of P.E. and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Sensors 2021, 21(24), 8376; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21248376

Submission received: 31 October 2021 / Revised: 29 November 2021 / Accepted: 13 December 2021 / Published: 15 December 2021

(This article belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

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Vertical jumping is one of the basic motor skills, and it is an essential part of many sports. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate characteristics of vertical jumping of children. This paper uses a motion capture system, three-dimensional platforms, and a simulation modeling system to analyze the kinematics and dynamics performance of children’s vertical jumping. The compression time increases from 3 to 4 years old, and flight height and time increases with age and stage gradually. In the compression phase and pushing phase, the hip and knee joint play a major role; in the landing phase, the knee and ankle joint play a major role. Muscle forces are mainly affected by age, and the three types of muscle force had two different trends. The muscle force of the shank and thigh increased with age, and the pelvic girdle muscles showed an “low–high–low” trend. The regression model suggests that the force of GMiP and the hip angular velocity have a great influence on jumping ability. Therefore, if we want to improve the jumping ability of preschool children, we should pay more attention to hip exercises. We should integrate the hip exercises into interesting games, which are more in line with their physical and mental health.

Keywords: biomechanical; preschool children; vertical jumping; motion capture; simulation modeling

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Zhao, P.; Ji, Z.; Wen, R.; Li, J.; Liang, X.; Jiang, G. Biomechanical Characteristics of Vertical Jumping of Preschool Children in China Based on Motion Capture and Simulation Modeling. Sensors 2021, 21, 8376. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21248376

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Zhao P, Ji Z, Wen R, Li J, Liang X, Jiang G. Biomechanical Characteristics of Vertical Jumping of Preschool Children in China Based on Motion Capture and Simulation Modeling. Sensors. 2021; 21(24):8376. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21248376

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Zhao, Panchao, Zhongqiu Ji, Ruixiang Wen, Jiahui Li, Xiao Liang, and Guiping Jiang. 2021. "Biomechanical Characteristics of Vertical Jumping of Preschool Children in China Based on Motion Capture and Simulation Modeling" Sensors 21, no. 24: 8376. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21248376

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Zhao, P., Ji, Z., Wen, R., Li, J., Liang, X., & Jiang, G. (2021). Biomechanical Characteristics of Vertical Jumping of Preschool Children in China Based on Motion Capture and Simulation Modeling. Sensors, 21(24), 8376. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21248376

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