Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2013 The Design and Validation of a Computational Rigid Body Model for Study of the Radial Head Cassandra Woodcock Virginia Commonwealth University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd Part of the Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering Commons © The Author Downloaded from https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3277 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. © Cassandra Alan Woodcock, 2013 All Rights Reserved THE DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF A COMPUTATIONAL RIGID BODY MODEL FOR STUDY OF THE RADIAL HEAD A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University by CASSANDRA ALAN WOODCOCK B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009 Director: JENNIFER S. WAYNE, Ph.D. Departments of Biomedical Engineering & Orthopaedic Surgery Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia December, 2013 i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Much gratitude is due to a number of people whose support has made this thesis possible. First and foremost I thank Dr. Jennifer Wayne for providing me the opportunity to work in the Orthopaedic Research Laboratory. Her guidance, patience, and tireless time and direction have been priceless in the development of this research. Her mentorship not only in graduate school but also in my undergraduate studies helped guide me throughout my years at VCU.