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Chapter 2: Kinematic Concepts for Analyzing Human Motion

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Spatial Reference Systems<br />

• Used to standardize the measurements taken<br />

Cartesian Coordinate system<br />

• Movements primarily in a single direction, or<br />

planar, can be analyzed using a twodimensional<br />

Cartesian<br />

– X (horizontal) direction<br />

– Y (vertical) direction<br />

• 3-dimensional by adding a z-axis

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