Fred Yeadon BA MA(Cantab) PhD (Loughborough)
Professor of Computer Simulation in Sport
Contact details
Room: UU.1.17
Phone: +44 (0)1509 226307
Fax: +44 (0)1509 226301
Email: M.R.Yeadon@lboro.ac.uk
Background
Fred Yeadon graduated in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge in 1968 and after a number of years teaching mathematics obtained his PhD in Biomechanics from Loughborough University in 1985. He then took up a biomechanics position at the University of Calgary and in 1990 returned to Loughborough University where he is currently Professor of Computer Simulation in Sport.
Research Interests
Fred has received awards from the International Society of Biomechanics, the American Society of Biomechanics and the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports for his research on the computer simulation of twisting somersaults and continues to research in this area and to provide practical advice to gymnasts, divers, trampolinists and freestyle aerial skiers. Other research interests include the computer simulation of gymnastics, high jumping, diving and the control of sports movements.
Selected Publications
- Yeadon, M.R., King, M.A., Caldwell, G.E., Pain, M.T.G. and Forrester, S. 2010. The need for muscle co-contraction prior to a landing. Journal of Biomechanics 43, 364-369.
- Yeadon, M.R., King, M.A. and Wilson, C. 2006. Modelling the maximum voluntary joint torque/angular velocity relationship in human movement. Journal of Biomechanics 39, 476-482.
- Yeadon, M.R., Kong, P.W., and King, M.A. 2006. Parameter determination for computer simulation model of a diver and a springboard. Journal of Applied Biomechanics 22, 167-176.
- Yeadon, M.R., Trewartha, G. and Knight, J.P. 2004. Model based automatic tracking of articulated human movement. Sports Engineering 7, 53-63.
- Yeadon, M.R. and Brewin, M.A. 2003. Optimised performance of the backward longswing on rings. Journal of Biomechanics 36, 545-552.
- Yeadon, M.R. and Trewartha, G. 2003. Control strategy for a hand balance. Motor Control 7, 411-430.
- Yeadon, M.R. and King, M.A. 2002. Evaluation of a torque-driven simulation model of tumbling. Journal of Applied Biomechanics 18, 195-206.
You can view a fuller publications list on the University Publications Database.
External Activities
- Member of editorial board of Human Movement Science and editorial advisory board of the Journal of Sports Sciences.
- Reviewer: Austrian Science Fund.
- Reviewer: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Selected Invited Conference Keynote Presentations:
- "Computer simulation of sport: insight, optimisation and application". Invited keynote lecture for The XXIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, 3 - 7 July 2011.
- "Applications of computer simulation in sport". Invited keynote lecture for the 12th International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics, Cape Town, South Africa, 2 - 4 July 2009.
- "The uses of computer simulation for improving sports performance". Invited keynote lecture for XXX FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine, Barcelona, Spain, 18 - 23 November 2008.
- "Applications of modelling to the improvement of sports technique". Geoffrey Dyson Lecture for the 26th Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Seoul, South Korea, 14 - 18 July 2008.
- "Computer simulation of gymnastics skills". Invited keynote lecture for Association Francaise de Recherche en Activites Gymniques et Acrobatiques 5th International Conference, Tunis, Tunisia, 11 - 13 April 2005.
- "Computer simulation of optimum sports performance". Invited keynote lecture for German Sport Science Convention, Muenster, Germany, 21 - 23 September 2003.
Selected Research Projects and Sources of Funding:
- Biomechanics of elite gymnastics skills. British Gymnastics, £326,000. October 2001 - September 2011.
- National Gymnastics Performance and Research Centre. Science Research Investment Fund, £1,160,000. July 2001 - March 2004.
Awards
- 2011 Honorary Membership, International Society of Biomechanics.
- 2008 Geoffrey Dyson Award, International Society of Biomechanics in Sports.
- 2002 Academic Challenge Award, Technical University of Munich for "Marker-free tracking of sports movements from video".