Research Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Armstrong, K., Zhang, L., Wen, Y., Willmott, A.P., Lee, P., & Ye, X. (2024) A marker-less human motion analysis system for motion-based biomarker identification and quantification in knee disorders. Frontiers in Digital Health, 6. DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1324511 (Open Access)

Gorman. A.J., Willmott. A.P., & Mullineaux, D.M. (2021). The effects of concurrent biomechanical biofeedback on rowing performance at different stroke rates. Journal of Sports Sciences (published online ahead of print). DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2021.1954349 (Open Access)

Dingley, A.F., Willmott, A.P., & Fernandes. J.F.T. (2020). Self-selected versus standardised warm-ups; physiological response on 500 m sprint kayak performance. Sports, 8(12), 156. DOI: 10.3390/sports8120156   PDF (Open Access)

Moore, J.M., Cessford, K., Willmott, A.P., Raj, D., Exell, T.A., Burbage, J., & Mullineaux, D.R. (2020). Lower limb biomechanics before and after Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction: a systematic review. Journal of Biomechanics, 106, 1-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109828   Post-Print (download)

Gorman, A.J., Willmott, A.P., & Mullineaux, D.R. (2019). The effects of concurrent biomechanical biofeedback on novel skill acquisition. Sports Biomechanics, 26, 1-15.  DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2019.1650101  Post-Print (download)

Koike, S., Ishikawa, T., Willmott, A.P., & Bezodis, N.E. (2019). Direct and indirect effects of joint torque inputs during an induced speed analysis of a swinging motion. Journal of Biomechanics, 86, 8-16.  DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.01.032   Post-Print (download)

Bezodis, N.E., Atack, A., Willmott, A.P., Callard, J., & Trewartha, G. (2018). Kicking foot swing planes and support leg kinematics in rugby place kicking: Differences between accurate and inaccurate kickers. European Journal of Sport Science, 19(4), 451-460.  DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2018.1519039   Post-Print (download)

Ishikawa, Y., Mills, D., Willmott, A., Mullineaux, D., & Guo, K. (2018). Sociability modifies dogs’ sensitivity to biological motion of different social relevance. Animal Cognition, 21(2), 245-253.  DOI: 10.1007/s10071-018-1160-8   PDF (Open Access)

Koike, S., Nakaya, S., Mori, H, Ishikawa, T., & Willmott, A.P. (2017). Modelling error distribution in the ground reaction force during an induced-acceleration analysis of running in rear-foot strikers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(9), 968-980.  DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2017.1340658.   Post-Print (download)

Pollux, P.M.J., Hermens, F., & Willmott, A.P. (2016). Age-congruency and contact effects in body expression recognition from point-light displays (PLD). PeerJ (4), e2796.  DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2796 (Open Access)

Frohnwieser, A., Willmott, A. P., Murray, J. C., Pike, T. W., & Wilkinson, A. (2016). Using marker-based motion capture to develop a head bobbing robotic lizard. In International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (pp. 12-21), Springer International Publishing.  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43488-9_2

Willmott, A.P., & Dapena, J. (2012). The planarity of the stickface motion in the field hockey hit. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30, 369-377.  DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.642807

Cornett, A.C., White, J.C., Wright, B.V., Willmott, A.P., & Stager, J.M. (2012). Start depth modification by adolescent competitive swimmers. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 6, 68-79.

Cornett, A.C., White, J.C., Wright, B.V., Willmott, A.P., & Stager, J.M. (2011). Racing start safety: head depth and head speed during competitive backstroke starts. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 5, 389-401.

Cornett, A.C., White, J.C., Wright, B.V., Willmott, A.P., & Stager, J.M. (2011). Block height influences the head depth of competitive racing starts. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 5, 174-186.

Cornett, A.C., White, J.C., Wright, B.V., Willmott, A. P., & Stager, J.M. (2011). Water depth influences the head depth of competitive racing starts. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 5, 32-41.

Cornett, A.C., White, J.C., Wright, B.V., Willmott, A.P., & Stager, J.M. (2011). Racing start safety: head depth and head speed during competitive swim starts into a water depth of 2.29m. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 5, 14-31.

White, J.C., Cornett, A.C., Wright, B.V., Willmott, A.P., & Stager, J.M. (2011). Competitive swimmers modify racing start depth upon request. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 5, 187-198.

Cornett, A.C., White, J.C., Wright, B.V., Willmott, A.P., & Stager, J.M. (2010). Racing start safety: head depth and head speed during competitive swim starts into a water depth of 1.22m. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 4, 365-378.

Liu, H., Ellington, C.P., Kawachi, K., van den Berg, C., & Willmott, A.P. (1998). A computational fluid dynamic study of hawkmoth hovering. Journal of Experimental Biology, 201, 461-477.

Willmott, A.P., & Ellington, C.P. (1997). Measuring the angle of attack of beating insect wings: robust three-dimensional reconstruction from two-dimensional images. Journal of Experimental Biology, 200, 2693-2704. PMID: 9326497

Willmott, A.P., & Ellington, C.P. (1997). The mechanics of flight in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta. I. Kinematics of hovering and forward flight. Journal of Experimental Biology, 200, 2705-2722.  PMID: 9418029

Willmott, A.P., & Ellington, C.P. (1997). The mechanics of flight in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta. II. Aerodynamic consequences of kinematic and morphological variation. Journal of Experimental Biology, 200, 2723-2745.  PMID: 9418030

Willmott, A.P., Ellington, C.P., & Thomas, A.L.R (1997). Flow visualization and unsteady aerodynamics in the flight of the hawkmoth Manduca sexta. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, London, Series B, 352, 303-316.  DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1997.0022

Willmott, A.P., & Búrquez, A. (1996). The pollination of Merremia palmeri (Convolvulaceae): can hawk moths be trusted? American Journal of Botany, 83, 1050- 1056.

Ellington, C.P., van den Berg, C., Willmott, A.P., & Thomas, A.L.R. (1996). Leading-edge vortices in insect flight. Nature, 384, 626-630.  DOI: 10.1038/384626a0

Conference Abstracts

Shin, C., Willmott, A.P., & Mullineaux, D.R. (2018). Does isoinertial ergometry profiling represent on-water sprint capacity in kayakers? Proceedings of 36th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports, Auckland, New Zealand.

Schofield, J.M., Mullineaux, D.R., Taylor, D., & Willmott, A.P. (2018). Reliability of different methods of determining individual inter-stroke intervals in sprint kayaking. Proceedings of 36th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports, Auckland, New Zealand.

Shin, C., Willmott, A.P., Mullineaux, D.R., & Worsfold, P. (2017). The effect of bungee tension on power profiling in kayak ergometry. Proceedings of 35th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports, Cologne, Germany.

Collinson, A., Mullineaux, D.R., Wood, P., & Willmott, A.P. (2016). Impact clubhead kinematics for the draw and fade golf shots. Proceedings of World Scientific Congress of Golf 2016, St Andrew’s, Scotland.

Wainwright. B., Low, C., Mulloy, F., & Willmott, A.P. (2016). Kinematics of women’s sprint canoeing technique. Proceedings of 34th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports, University of Tsukuba, Japan.

Wainwright. B., Low, C., Mulloy, F., & Willmott, A.P. (2016). Individualised technique strategies in women’s Olympic Sprint Canoeing. Proceedings of 2016 BASES Annual Conference, Nottingham, UK.

Gorman, A., Willmott, A.P., & Mullineaux, D.R. (2015). The effects of augmented biofeedback on novel motor-task learning. Proceedings of 33rd International Conference on Biomechanics in Sport, Poitiers, France.

Willmott, A.P., & López-Plaza, D. (2014). The effect of seat type on kinematics during maximal kayak ergometer paddling. Proceedings of 19th Annual Conference of the European College of Sport Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Collinson, A., Wood, P., Mullineaux, D.R., & Willmott, A.P. (2012). The clubhead and hand planes in golf draw and fade shots. Proceedings of VIth World Scientific Congress of Golf, Phoenix, AZ.

Willmott, A.P., & Dapena, J. (2009). The planarity of the stick and arm motions in the field hockey hit. Proceedings of International Society of Biomechanics in Sports Conference, Limerick, Ireland.

Willmott, A.P., & Dapena, J. (2008). Quantifying the planarity of the field hockey hit. Proceedings of North American Congress on Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, MI.

Willmott, A.P., & Dapena, J. (2008). Backswing shape and stickface kinematics in the field hockey hit. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26, Suppl. 2, S48.

George, S.R., Jobson, S.A., Smith, M.F., & Willmott, A.P. (2008). Bi-lateral lower limb muscle activity during a self-paced 40.2km laboratory cycling time-trial. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26, Suppl. 2, S130.

White, J.C., Stager, J.M., Parry, T.E., Willmott, A.P., & Cornett, A.C. (2006). Ability of competitive swimmers to modify start depth is not dependent upon experience. Book of Abstracts of Xth International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming, Porto, Portugal.

Wright, B.V., White, J.C., Parry, T.E., Willmott, A.P., Nelson, C.S., Cornett, A.C., & Stager, J.M. (2005). Maximum hand, head, knee, and toe depths during the competitive swim start. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37, S122.

Willmott, A.P., & Dapena, J. (2005). A model for assessing the contributions of hand forces and torques to the speed of a swinging implement: application to the field hockey hit. Proceedings of 20th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, OH.

Willmott, A.P., Ellington, C.P., & Thomas, A.L.R. (1997). Moths, machines and vortices: two new techniques for visualizing the wakes of flying insects. Proceedings of 1st Pacific Symposium on Flow Visualization and Image Processing, Honolulu, HI.

Ellington, C.P., Willmott, A.P., & van den Berg, C. (1996). Leading-edge vortices and the aerodynamics of hawkmoth flight. Proceedings of 19th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Kyoto, Japan.

Ellington, C.P., van den Berg, C., Willmott, A.P., & Thomas, A.L.R. (1996). Hawkmoths, robots and concorde: How insects fly. American Zoologist, 36, 8A.