-Physical quantities and their measurement units. The particle kinematics: Reference systems - Rectilinear motion: position, velocity and and uniform rectilinear motion. Acceleration and uniform accelerated motion. free fall motion of a body, examples. Bidimensional kinematics, position and velocit vector, trajectory. Operations with vectors: sum, difference, using the grapical approach. Overview of goniometric functions and Vector components. Vector sum using components. Motion of a projectile and examples. Uniform circular motion: velocity, centripetal acceleration, angular velocity, motion time study, harmonic motion.
-Particle Dynamics: Newton's laws, Examples and applications. Weight force, normal plane reaction, frictional force. Inclined plane without friction, examples. Inclined plane with friction. Tension of a rope, elastic force, centripetal resulting force and examples. Pressure and friction force in the decubitus.
- Rigid body dynamics: existence of the center of mass and equation of translational dynamics. Position of the center of mass. Moment of a force. Balance of a rigid body. Levers: equations, schematic drawings and applications to the human body. Rotational dynamics, rotational analogue of Newton's second law. Application to the support design.
- Biomechanical applications: quantitative analysis of the levers in the human body: the skull; trunk-vertebral balance - Normal weight case and Obesity / Overweight case and analogies with the lifting of a patient; foot during walking; elbow joint. Hip joint and its pathologies: Forces and moments on the normal joint; Antalgic hip and use of the stick and other supports. Applications to patient support and therapist effects. The vertebral column and its pathologies: Forces and moments on the fifth lumbar vertebra; limit of elasticity of the disc, hernia; Slip stress. Effects when lifting a patient.
Work and energy: Work of a force - Power - Kinetic energy - Theorem of kinetic energy - Conservative forces - Potential energy - Conservation of mechanical energy.
Electrostatics and electrodynamics: Electric charge. Coulomb's law. The electric field. Electrical potential and potential difference. The electric current. Electrical resistance and Ohm's law. Application: power supply and movement in bionic supports.