In contact mechanics, a problem might arise when at least one of the contacting bodies is not fully fixed, i.e. the corresponding functional is semicoercive. The paper will deal with numerical methods for these cases. The fundamental Uzawa method for a class of problems does not converge...

Detailed knowledge about the function and morphology of temporomandibular joint are necessary for clinical applications and for analyses of the function of temporomandibular joint prosthesis. Movements of temporomandibular joint are biomechanically sophisticated and are up-to-date not clear....

In the contribution a weight-bearing total knee joint replacement will be based on numerical results on a non-linear contact problem with Coulombian friction in elasticity. The non-overlapping domain decomposition algorithm will be used. The main goal of the contribution represents an...

The contact problem of symmetric indentation of two punches in the form of circular segments, without friction, into the exterior surface of a cylinder under harmonic force P0cosωt is considered. The problem is formulated into a singular integral equation of Hilbert type, its solution providing...

This article presents the Brazil-United Kingdom (BR-UK) Dance Medicine and Science (DMS) Network as a potent place for poetic-creative research. Through the BR-UK DMS Network, institutions such as the University of Wolverhampton, a leader in the DMS field, the National Institute of Dance...

The objective of this work is to evaluate the biomechanical effects of footwear on steady state walking of a user. An initial subjective preference of the footwear was identified which was validated biomechanically in relation to the kinetic parameters of gait. The subject underwent 3D gait...

This literature review of exoskeleton design provides a brief history of exoskeleton development, discusses current research of exoskeletons with respect to the innate human-machine interface, and the incorporation of exoskeletons for ergonomic intervention, and offers a review of needed future...

The optimization of three problems with high dimensionality and many local minima are investigated under five different optimization algorithms: DIRECT, simulated annealing, Spall’s SPSA algorithm, the KNITRO package, and QNSTOP, a new algorithm developed at Indiana University. Copyright...