{"id":150,"date":"2014-06-18T12:35:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T20:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/biosport\/?page_id=150"},"modified":"2014-06-18T12:35:07","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T20:35:07","slug":"alison-sheets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/biosport\/sample-page\/lab-members\/alison-sheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Sheets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Ph.D Candidate, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B.S. (2000), Cornell University<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sports Biomechanics Lab<br \/>Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering<br \/>University of California, Davis<br \/>Davis, CA 95616-5294<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0(530) 752-2163<\/li>\n<li><strong>email:<\/strong>\u00a0<em><a href=\"mailto:alsheets@ucdavis.edu\">alsheets@ucdavis.edu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Research :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Historically gymnastic skills have been conceived and understood through trial and error methods.\u00a0 Although this pragmatic approach has been effective in developing the high level of gymnastics that is performed today, there can be a more efficient and safer approach.\u00a0 The aim of this research is to advance the understanding and performance of gymnastics skills on the uneven parallel bars through the use of computer modeling, simulation, and optimization techniques.<\/p>\n<p>The initial focus of this research is the optimization of the joint torque time history for a giant swing followed by a dismount with maximal revolutions.\u00a0 It is then possible to use the release position and velocity simulation outputs to calculate how the gymnast could change her body shape during flight to accomplish maximum revolutions and land balanced with the largest margin of error.\u00a0 One of the more interesting aspects of the dismount problem is deriving mathematical approximate models of impact and balance that can predict when the gymnast will be able to land balanced.\u00a0 Finally, a new gymnastic maneuver that has never been performed will be developed using the modeling, simulation and optimization techniques perfected in the previous simulations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Online papers and abstracts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Development and understanding of gymnastics skills using multi-body dynamics and computer simulation<\/p>\n<p>Effects of low bar avoidance and gymnast size on high bar dismount performance<\/p>\n<p>Approximation of balanced landings in gymnastic dismounts<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Other Interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sportclubs.ucdavis.edu\/womens-lacrosse\/\">UC Davis Women&#8217;s Lacrosse Club<\/a><br \/>UC Davis Gymnastics Club<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucdtri.com\/\">UC Davis Triathlon Club<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ph.D Candidate, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering B.S. (2000), Cornell University Sports Biomechanics LabMechanical and Aeronautical EngineeringUniversity of California, DavisDavis, CA 95616-5294 Phone:\u00a0(530) 752-2163 email:\u00a0alsheets@ucdavis.edu Research : Historically gymnastic skills have been conceived and understood through trial and error methods.\u00a0 Although this pragmatic approach has been effective in developing the high \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/biosport\/sample-page\/lab-members\/alison-sheets\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-150","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/biosport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/biosport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/biosport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/biosport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/biosport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/biosport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/biosport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/biosport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}