<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Introduction. The goal of the paper is to show that some problems formulated in the dynamics of atmospheric flight are very similar to the problems formulated in the biomechanics of motion and medicine. Three problems were compared: minimumheat transfer from the boundary layer to the ballistic missile skin, minimum-time ski descent, and the minimisation of the negative cumulated effect of the drug in cancer chemotherapy. Material and methods. All these problems are solved using the same method originally developed for aerospace systems - the method of Miele (the extremisation method of linear integrals via Green’s theorem). Results. It is shown that the problems arising in different branches of knowledge are very similar in problem formulations, mathematical models, and solution methods used. Conclusions. There are no barriers between different disciplines.</p></abstract>

Introduction. The goal of the paper is to show that some problems formulated in the dynamics of atmospheric flight are very similar to the problems formulated in the biomechanics of motion and medicine. Three problems were compared: minimumheat transfer from the boundary layer to the ballistic missile skin, minimum-time ski descent, and the minimisation of the negative cumulated effect of the drug in cancer chemotherapy. Material and methods. All these problems are solved using the same method originally developed for aerospace systems - the method of Miele (the extremisation method of linear integrals via Green’s theorem). Results. It is shown that the problems arising in different branches of knowledge are very similar in problem formulations, mathematical models, and solution methods used. Conclusions. There are no barriers between different disciplines.

Aeronautical Inspirations in Biomechanics

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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Introduction. The goal of the paper is to show that some problems formulated in the dynamics of atmospheric flight are very similar to the problems formulated...

Aeronautical Inspirations in Biomechanics

Article Category: Original research papers

Published Online: Jun 01, 2017

Page range: 5 - 9

Received: Feb 03, 2017

Accepted: Mar 03, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjst-2017-0001

Keywords
minimum-time ski descent, optimal chemotherapy

© by Ryszard Maroński

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Aeronautical Inspirations in Biomechanics

Article Category: Original research papers

Published Online: Jun 01, 2017

Page range: 5 - 9

Received: Feb 03, 2017

Accepted: Mar 03, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjst-2017-0001

Keywordsminimum-time ski descent, optimal chemotherapy

© by Ryszard Maroński

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
minimum-time ski descent, optimal chemotherapy