Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Jesús Dapena was born on November 12, 1949 in Marin, Spain. He received his Ph.D. in
Biomechanics from University of Iowa in 1979 and began teaching at Indiana
University in 1982. Dapena has used his theoretical research on human movement on
the techniques of various athletes, including Olympic athletes. Much of his research
focuses on track and field sports, particularly the high jump.
Collection is organized into three series: Correspondence, Publications and reports,
and Research notes.
The collection is organized into three series: Correspondence, Publications and
reports, and Research notes.
The Correspondence series, 1971-1999, consists of professional correspondence
received by Dapena and is arranged in chronological order. Early correspondence
focuses on Depena’s academic and career choices, while later correspondence relates
to various publications and studies that Dapena authored.
The next series, Publications and reports, includes copies of Dapena's published
works and reports from studies he conducted, also arranged in chronological order.
The collection includes several reports from the Elite Athlete Project and
Scientific Support Services conducted by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Dapena has been
the biomechanics researcher in charge of the high jump event in these projects since
1982. He also served as researcher in charge of the hammer throw from 1982 to 1983.
The records in the series spans the period from 1974-2013.
The Research notes series, 1965-2013, is further organized into subseries based on
the subject sports (high jump, hammer throw, etc.). Each subseries is in
chronological order.
Two mini DV tapes were transferred to Accession 4411. Some photographs of Dr. Dapena
and black and white images of a high jumper using the Fosbury flop method were
removed and are stored with the Archives photo collection.
Additional publications and research materials may be accessed in
IUScholarworks
Series:
Publications and Reports, 1974-2013,
undated
Box 1
Induccion y Aislamiento de Mutants de Diferenciacion Celular en
Drosophila Melanogaster, 1973
Searching for the Best Straddle Technique, 1974
A Computational Technique to Determine the Angular Momentum of a
Human Body, 1977
A Method to Determine the Angular Momentum of a Human Body about
Three Orthogonal Axes Passing through its Center of Gravity, 1978
Three-Dimensional Cinematography with Horizontally Panning
Cameras, 1978
Mechanics of Rotation in the Fosbury Flop, 1979
A Simulation Method for Predicting the Effects of Modification in
Human Airborne Movements, 1979
The Fosbury Flop Technique, 1980
Mechanics of Translation in the Fosbury Flop, 1980
Change of Speed, 1981
Simulation of Modified Human Airborne Movements, 1981
Influence of the Diameter of the Hammer Head on the Distance of a
Hammer-Throw, 1982
Three-Dimensional Cinematography with Control Object of Unknown
Shape, 1982
Report for Elite Athlete Project (USOC/TAC),
High Jump, 1982
High Jump #2, 1983
High Jump #3, 1983
Use of Separate Hang Locations to Calculate Ground Reaction Force
Exerted on a Vaulting Pole, 1983
The Pattern of Hammer Speed during a Hammer Throw and Influence
of Gravity on its Fluctuations, 1984
Computers in Biomechanics, 1985
Factors Affecting the Fluctuations of Hammer Speed in a Throw,
1985
A Two Dimensional Simulation Method for the Prediction of
Movements in Pole Vaulting, 1985
Biomechanical Analysis of High Jump #4 (Women), 1986
Dynamics of the Shoulder and Elbow Joints of the Throwing Arm
during a Baseball Pitch, 1986
High Jump #6 High School Scientific Services Project, 1986
A Kinematic Study of Center of Mass Motions in the Hammer Throw,
1986
Scientific Services Project: High Jump #5 (Men), 1986
Basic and Applied Research in the Biomechanics of High Jumping,
1987
Effects of Wind and Altitude on the Times of 100 Meter Sprint
Races, 1987
Scientific Services Project High Jump #7 (Men), 1987
Scientific Services Project High Jump #8 (Women), 1987
Biomechanical Analysis of the Fosbury Flop, Part II, 1988
Vertical & Radial Motions of the Body during the Take-Off
Phase of High Jumping, 1988
A Three-Dimensional Analysis of Angular Momentum in the
Hammer-Throw, 1989
Influence of the Direction of the Cable Force and of the Radius
of the Hammer Path on Speed Fluctuations during Hammer Throwing,
1989
Some Biomechanical Aspects of Hammer Throwing, 1989
Three-Dimensional Interactions in a Two Segment Kinetic Chain
Part1: General Model, 1989
A Regression Analysis of High Jumping Technique, 1990
A Three-Dimensional Analysis of Hurdling Report for T.A.C. Grant
Project, 1990
Angular Momentum in the Men's 100m & Women's 100m Hurdles
Races, 1991
Linear Kinematics of the Men's 100m & Women's 100m Hurdles
Races, 1991
Box 2
Scientific Services Project: High Jump #9 (Men), 1991
Comparison of Film & Video Techniques for Estimating
Three-Dimensional Coordinates within a Large Field, 1992
Hurdle Clearance Technique, 1992
An Analysis of Angular Momentum in the Discus Throw, 1993
New Insights on Discus Throwing, 1993
Scientific Services Project: High Jump #10, Men, 1992
Summer Olympic Games Biomechanics Project Track & Field High
Jump (Men), 1993
Summer Olympic Games Biomechanics Project Track & Field High
Jump (Women), 1993
Scientific Services Project: High Jump #12 (Women), 1994
Scientific Services Project: High Jump #11 (Men), 1994
Misc. Published Abstracts, 1994
How to Design the Shape of a High Jump Run-Up, 1995
The Mechanics of the Twist Rotation in High Jumping, 1995
The Rotation Over the Bar in the Fosbury-flop High Jump,
1995
Scientific Services Project: High Jump #13 (Women), 1995
Scientific Services Project: High Jump #14 (Men), 1995
A Closer Look at the Shape of the High Jump Run-up, 1997
Scientific Services Project: Discus Throw #1 (Men), 1997
Scientific Services Project: Discus Throw #2 (Women), 1997
Contributions of Angular Momentum of Catting to the Twist
Rotation in High Jumping, 1997
Scientific Services Project,
High Jump #15 (Men), 1997
High Jump #16 (Men), 1997
Scientific Services Project,
High Jump #17 (Women), 1998
High Jump #18 (Men), 1998
High Jump #19 (Women), 1999
High Jump #20 (Men), 1999
Biomechanics in Sports, Chapter 14: The High Jump, 2000
Scientific Services Project,
High Jump #21 (Women), 2001
Box 3
High Jump #22 (Men), 2001
High Jump #23 (Men), 2002
High Jump #24 (Women), 2002
High Jump #25 (Women), 2003
High Jump #26 (Men), 2003
Sprinters at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta did not hear the
starters gun through the loudspeakers on the starting blocks, 2003
Prediction of Distance in Hammer Throwing, 2003
Scientific Services Project: High Jump #27 (Women), 2004
The "Loud Gun" starting system currently used at the Olympic
Games does not work properly, 2005
Steep takeoff angles near 45 degrees are not reasonable for the
long jump, 2005
The biomechanics of the arm swing in Oldowan Stone Flaking,
2006
Contributions of joint rotations to racquet speed in tennis
serve, 2006
Scientific Services Project,
High Jump #29 (Women), 2006
High Jump #30 (Men), 2006
High Jump Special Supplement, 2006
Scientific Services Project: High Jump #31 (Women), 2007
Female High Jump Cam 1 & 2 Mini DV tapes, 2007
A Comparison of the Reverse & Power Punches in Oriental
Martial Arts, 2008
The Planarity of the Stickface Motion in the Field Hockey Hit,
2012
Syllabi HPER, 2013
An Analysis of Joint Contributions to the Performance of a Gross
Motor Skill, undated
Biomechanics of Elite High Jumpers, undated
Electronic Versions of Various Reports, undated
Series:
Research Notes, 1986-2013
Box 3
Baseball,
Batting ideas, 1996
Batting research, 1999
Base Running, 2009
Bicycling,
Ideas on bicycling, 1987
Niederpruem Bicycle Project, 1988
Cello, 1985-1986
Dance,
Pirouette, 2011
Cleanup Problem, 2012
Discus,
Throw April, 1991
Throw May, 1991
McCoy and Hay, 1992
Thoughts, 1993
Workout, 1994
National Invitational, 1994
Women's San Diego, 1996
Men's San Diego, 1996
Aerodynamics & flight, 1996
Throw effect of early release, undated
Effect of altitude on distance running times, 2009
Gymnastics,
Yamashita – J.D. Analysis Record, 1977
Yamashita Project, 1978
Yamashita Angular Momentum, 1978
Yamashita Summary of metric data, 1978
Horse vault, 2000
Takei, 2009
Hammer Throw, 1980-2002,
undated
Boston Hammer Filming Info, 2002
1981
Progress Report, 1981
Durham filming info, 1982
Indianapolis filming info, 1982
Box 4
1982
Yeadon talks, 1985
1985
NLT, 1985
Trunk bending moments & stresses, 1985-1988
Sabbatical hammer stuff, 1985-1989
1986
Foot Paths, 1986
1986
1986-1989
Notes on Hammer Programs, 1987-1988
A 3D Analysis of angular momentum, 1988
(5 folders)
Hammer Flight, 2002
(2 folders)
SYE - 10 - Sample with writing on graphs, undated
SYE- #10, undated
Syedikh #19, undated
Hammer Artwork, undated
(2 folders)
Hammer Logic, undated
Instantaneous center of rotation of a moving line, undated
Hammer Graphics Program, undated
Bessette #2, undated
Bessette #6, undated
Burke #20, undated
Burke #23, undated
Hegarty #7, undated
Hegarty #11, undated
Litvinov #3, undated
Litvinov #12, undated
McKenzie #13, undated
Hammer Sequences, undated
(5 folders)
Input & Output data, undated
MCK - #18 sample with writing on graphs, undated
MCK #18, undated
Plohaus #8, undated
Ploghaus #16, undated
Schaeffer #10, undated
Schaeffer #22, undated
Hammer Throw & Discus, 1983
High Jump, 1973-2008,
undated
Pioneer Berenguer Study, 1973
1975
Canadians, 1976
Angular momentum 3D, 1976
Flop Research - Hansen, 1976
Results, 1978
Filming record & determination of XIAM, YCAM, W, etc.,
1978
Frame Equivalence,
1978
1986
Vertical & Radial Motions of the C.M. during Takeoff
Phase, 1987
(2 folders)
Regression, 1987-1988
(2 folders)
Box 5
Regression, 1987-1988
(7 folders)
1988
Other artwork, 1988
McNeil Alexander – takeoff simulation, 1989
Ankle Pronation, 1990
Statistics/Vassilios, 1990-1992
Biomechanics of High Jumping Technique, 1991
Estimating the true height of a high jump, 1993
Prediction of "clean" height in a high jump, 1993
Foot Prints, 1996
Natalie Belfort run-up, 1998
Vertical impulse vs horizontal impulse, 2001
Filming record for lab #6, 2001
Trying to compare VMAP & FLA, 2002
Combination calculations for predictions, 2006-2007
Footprints, 2008
(2 folders)
Run-up project, 2008
Prezell, 2008
Flop Research - 3D views, undated
High Jump – thoughts, undated
Flop Research – vertical velocities at TD, undated
Flop Madrid – camera frame equivalence, undated
High Jump - time in air vs. time on ground, undated
Flop Research Madrid, undated
Hay Technique – simulations, undated
Misc., undated
First Dissertation Try Joint Torques in High Jump, undated
Forces & Torques location point of application of FZ in
high jumping from film data, undated
Basic & Applied RES in the BM of high jumping, undated
Other artwork, undated
Computer Sequences, undated
Flop Research – Camera Speed Madrid Session, undated
Angles of takeoff leg, lead leg, undated
Flop – trunk orientation, undated
H.P Program to draw 3D views of high jump, undated
Overhead views of C.G. path & feet, undated
VZTD calculations, undated
Bending of high jump & pole vaulting bars 2013
Hurdles,
1980
UMass relays, 1980
1989
Hurdles Project, 1989-1991
Ice Skating, Energy - DeKoning Discussion, 2001
Javelin,
Digitizing Information, 1986
Javelin Project, 1987
1987
Anaylsis & Program Information, 1987
(2 folders)
Long Jump,
Italian Long Jump Data, undated
Track Coach, 2004
Selena Bobula Project, 2006
Error measurement for Torino Euro Champs Indoor, 2009
Miscellaneous,
Filming Records for Ron Munn, thesis, 1978
Box 6
Instructional Manual for 3D panning cinematography, 1978
Russian Project, 1980
Export Ray 3D graphics/quinsp/2D master, 1980-1985
Tien 3D DLT Filming, 1981
Student Work – thesis, 1981
Student Work – thesis, 1982
Cashell #36, 1982
NLT correction & Tucson, 1982-1984
Filming calibration, 1983
Effects of heart on projector, 1983
CRDLT, RAY, DLT: Results & Programs – Tucson, 1983-1984
(3 folders)
DLT/NLT/Frank Bucrek ideas, 1984
DLT Control Object (triaxial), 1984
Misc. notes on CRDLT & RAY & DLT, 1984
Ross Vaughn – DLT export, 1984
Computers on biomechanics, 1985
GTILT Program Info, 1985
Film Calibration, 1985
Error in NLT method, 1985
Angular momentum components in hammer throw, 1985
Sputnik Box (DLT), 1985
Gary Kamen reflex question, 1985
Fixing of H in trunk, 1985-1986
GVACC program information, 1985-1986
GHMAMOM Program Information, 1986
(3 folders)
HMSMTH Program Information, 1986
HAMSP Program Information, 1986
(3 folders)
Plans for new equipment box, 1988
Mann Project, 1988
New DLT Object, 1988
DLT extrapolation project, 1989
Softball pitching project, 1989
Photogrammetry: underwater DLT, 1989
Rick Hinrichs digitizing program, 1990
Hatze MDLT, 1990
Digitization calibration, 1990
Manoni paper, 1990
Box 7
Digitization, 1990
Woltring DLT, 1991
New Explorers, 1991
DLT 3, 1991
Film vs. Video – Rosa Angulo Project, 1991
Bar Sag, 1991
Graphics model of human body, 1991
(3 folders)
Stone Flaking, 1992
Solid Figure Model of Human Body, 1992
Purify app, 1992
Gerry Smith data, 1992
Joint Coordinate Angles, 1992
Torque/force equivalence substitutions, 1992
1992
Barcelona 92 Gymnastics & other standardization,
1992
Swapping of computer equipment to be used for digitizing, 1992
P397 Run Lab, 1992
Two segment interaction, 1992
Zatsiorsky model vs. Clauser/Dempster Model, 1992
Pennate muscle ideas, 1993
Stone Flaking (Toth), 1993
De Leva Body Model, 1993
Standardization of reference frames, 1993-1994
DT Male and Female USATF, 1994
HJ Statistics, 1994
Torsional friction coefficient, 1996
Yeadon's DLT, 1999
De Leva twist rotation, 1997
Use of matrices for change of reference frame, 1997
Motion-dependent torques equation development, 1999
Sprint relay races, 2000
Helical Axis, 2000
Graphics for Announcement of HPER Researcher Award, 2000
Normalization of Muscle Torques, 2001
Trendelenburg Methodology, 2002
Scaling ideas, 2003
Snapzpro problems, 2004
Stone Flaking, 2004
Sputco calibration, 2005
SIMI Cameras, 2006
Working model, 2007
Sony HVR-V1P Camera Calculating "Blanking time,"
2007
Test of computer lenses vs. Angenieux, 2007
Psychothrow, 2008
Blanking periods in CMOs video, 2008
Cutting, 2008
Refraction, 2009
Casio check for re-zooming after power off, 2009
Force evoked by joint torque, 2011
Field of view of Sony HVR V1P Camera, 2011
JVC GC-PX1OU blanking period, 2013
Mann, time of support question, undated
Morris Statistics/Madsen, undated
Bernacki Project, undated
Accelemation of gravity, undated
Automatic smoothing factor, undated
Scott Bennett – Video (HJ), undated
Hammer throw azimuthal angles in last two turns, undated
Smoothing, undated
3D Panning technique – error measurement, undated
Digitizing Instructions, undated
Error Project, undated
Forces & Torques, undated
Forces & Torques – at joints, undated
Hinrichs DLT/NLT program, undated
Horizontal & Vertical Velocities in different track
events, undated
Laws of cosines, undated
Misc. thesis work, undated
Nigg-Error calculation, undated
Normalization of moment of inertia about long axis, undated
Straight lead leg kinetics, undated
Segment parameters, undated
RNE, undated
Ray 3D filming method, undated
Thesis figures, undated
Pole Vault,
1980-1981
1985-1986
undated
Shot Put
Steve Albert project, 1996
(2 folders)
Spring, 1998
2001
K705, 2005
2005
Sprinting,
1965-1968
1970-1972
1972-1975
Box 8
1976-1980
1981-1984
Sprint Project Other, 1984-1985
(6 folders)
D's Sprint Project, 1985
(2 folders)
Box 9
1985-1989
1987
Lennart Julin starter problem, 2001
2003
Sprint Start Project, 2004
(2 folders)
2004
Sprint Start Data 4x100, 2004
Track starts project, 2005
Sprint Project ("Mann"), 2007
Start times Beijing, 2009
Sprint Project Artwork, undated
undated
Tennis,
Joint Contributions to racquet speed, 2003
Tennis contributions to accel. of racquet face, 2007
Weight Lifting,
2004
Squat Project, 2005