title: Analysis of jumping/falling distance from a height.
abstract: The kinematic motion analysis of 50 jumps from a height of 5m demonstrated distinguishable maxima of jumping distances between passive and active jumps (1.0-3.4 and 3.7-7.1 m, respectively). The variation of several parameters concerning the 'take-off' mechanism showed less influence regarding the jumping distances. The congruence of the trajectory of the 'free-flight' domains of the jumps and the simple model for the parabola of an inclined throw has been proven. Thus, a prediction of the distance range for heights up to 20 m was extrapolated.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Hamburg, Butenfeld 34, 22529 Hamburg, Germany. wischhus@uke.uni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wischhusen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Braumann
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Türk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Püschel
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological