TY - JOUR N2 - A backward tucked somersault from the standing position is analyzed in this study. The used computations were based on a three-dimensional model of the human body defined in natural coordinates. The net torques and internal reactions occurring at the ankle, knee, hip, upper trunk-neck and neck-head joints were obtained by inverse dynamics. The achieved results confirmed the significant loads at the joints at the beginning of the landing phase and revealed the way the analyzed stunt was controlled. It was also shown that the natural coordinates provide a useful environment for modeling spatial biomechanical structures. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/115407/PDF/AME_2009_132104.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/115407 PY - 2009 IS - No 3 EP - 319 DO - 10.24425/ame.2009.132104 KW - biomechanical model KW - natural coordinates KW - inverse dynamics KW - internal loads A1 - Czaplicki, Adam PB - Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Machine Building VL - vol. 56 DA - 2009 T1 - Identification of internal loads at the selected joints during performance of a backward somersault SP - 303 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/115407 T2 - Archive of Mechanical Engineering ER -