Sports Biomechanics Research

The aim of our sports biomechanics research is to optimize health, performance and prevent injury through understanding human movement. Also, an attempt is made to bridge the gap between research and practice in human movement. Recently, this endeavor has been extended to an important area, the sports footwear research and application. The collaboration with industry has become the focus of biomechanics team of this department.

The Human Movement Laboratory (Sports Biomechanics Laboratory) is a well-equipped laboratory established in 1991. It is located at the 1st floor, Kwok Sports Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Laboratory occupies 3,000 square feet of research and meeting space. The staff includes biomechanists, research engineers, sports medicine professionals, graduate students, administrative officers, and undergraduate sports science students. The Laboratory has research, graduate training, continuing education and consulting components. Research is conducted with departments from multiple faculties: Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Engineering Department, and Sports Science and Physical Education Department.

The Sports Biomechanics Laboratory is equipped with the following facilities:

Foot Scanner (Infoot, Japan) x 1
Celesco Velocity Transducer x 1
Harness System x 1
Human Pendulum Apparatus x 1
SportsArt 6300HR Treadmill x 1
Cybex Norm dynamometer x 1
Electronic Goniometer x 2
BTS 8 channel telemetric EMG System x 1
Electromyography system (Delsys, USA) x 1
AMTI (Advanced Mechanical Technology Inc.) force plate x 2
Kistler force plate (Type: 9281 CA) x 2
PEAK video cameras x 2
JVC GY-X2BE video camera x 1
Sony digital camera x 2
JVC digital camera (DVL9800) x 2
Monark Ergomedic 818 E Test Cycle x 1
Holtain Harpenden range of Anthropometric instruments x 1
Novel Pedar x 1
Computer Workstation x 7
BAS (Bewegungs Analyse System) motion analysis system x 1
APAS motion analysis system x 1
Mega EMG analysis software x 1
Novel Experties x 1
National Instruments LabView x 1
Computerized Impact Testing System (CompITS) x 1 (Exeter Research, USA)
ImpPlus v3.0 analysis software x 1
Shoe Flexer x 1 (Exeter Research, USA)
Flex Tester v1.0 analysis software x 1
Foot Sensitive Application x 1
Kistler Triaxial Accelerometer x 1
Dewesoft x 1



XVIII International Symposium of Biomechanics in Sports [ link ]

Application of Science in Footwear Design, Development and Manufacture 2004 [ Link ]

Application of Science in Footwear Research and Development [ Link ]


http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/spe/hmlab