Development of an interactive free body diagram assistant for biomechanics

Author

Roselli, Robert J. ; Cinnamon, Bryan ; Norris, P. ; Brophy, Sean P. ; Eggers, Derek ; Brock, Jerry

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

23-26 Oct. 2002

Abstract

A web-based free body diagram assistant was developed to assist students with the construction of free body diagrams in biomechanics. This is an interactive tool that allows students to place vectors and couples on a 2-D drawing of an isolated body. They can easily change the point of application and orientation of all couples and vectors. After they submit their completed diagram they are provided with appropriate feedback. Student response to this tool as an effective learning device has generally been quite positive. In addition, student comments have stimulated improvements in the information provided to students who submit incorrect diagrams.

Keywords

biomechanics; biomedical education; computer aided instruction; medical computing; vectors; 2-D drawing; appropriate feedback; asynchronous learning; biomechanics free body diagram; couples; effective learning device; incorrect diagrams; interactive free body diagram assistant; introductory biomechanics course; learning tool; sophomores; student response; Authoring systems; Biomechanics; Biomedical engineering; Cities and towns; Clocks; Engineering drawings; Feedback; Mice; Pressing; Tail;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7612-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053455

Filename

1053455