Force Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Yank === The '''yank''' is defined as the rate of change of force<ref name=jazar>{{Cite book |last=Jazar |first=Reza N. |title=Advanced dynamics: rigid body, multibody, and aerospace applications |date=2011 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=978-0-470-39835-7 |location=Hoboken, N.J}}</ref>{{rp|131}} :<math>\vec Y = \frac{d\vec F}{dt}</math> The term is used in biomechanical analysis,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lin |first=David C. |last2=McGowan |first2=Craig P. |last3=Blum |first3=Kyle P. |last4=Ting |first4=Lena H. |date=2019-09-12 |title=Yank: the time derivative of force is an important biomechanical variable in sensorimotor systems |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6765171/ |journal=The Journal of Experimental Biology |volume=222 |issue=18 |pages=jeb180414 |doi=10.1242/jeb.180414 |issn=0022-0949 |pmc=6765171 |pmid=31515280}}</ref> athletic assessment<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Harry |first=John R. |last2=Barker |first2=Leland A. |last3=Tinsley |first3=Grant M. |last4=Krzyszkowski |first4=John |last5=Chowning |first5=Luke D. |last6=McMahon |first6=John J. |last7=Lake |first7=Jason |date=2021-05-05 |title=Relationships among countermovement vertical jump performance metrics, strategy variables, and inter-limb asymmetry in females |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14763141.2021.1908412 |journal=Sports Biomechanics |language=en |pages=1โ19 |doi=10.1080/14763141.2021.1908412 |issn=1476-3141}}</ref> and robotic control.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rosendo |first=Andre |last2=Tanaka |first2=Takayuki |last3=Kaneko |first3=Shunโichi |date=2012-04-20 |title=A Yank-Based Variable Coefficient Method for a Low-Powered Semi-Active Power Assist System |url=https://www.fujipress.jp/jrm/rb/robot002400020291/ |journal=Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=291โ297 |doi=10.20965/jrm.2012.p0291|doi-access=free }}</ref> The second (called "tug"), third ("snatch"), fourth ("shake"), and higher derivatives are rarely used.<ref name=jazar/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page