Editing Force (section)

=== 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>\mathbf Y = \frac{\mathrm d\mathbf F}{\mathrm dt}</math>
The term is used in biomechanical analysis,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lin |first1=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 |journal=The Journal of Experimental Biology |volume=222 |issue=18 |pages=jeb180414 |doi=10.1242/jeb.180414 |issn=0022-0949 |pmc=6765171 |pmid=31515280|bibcode=2019JExpB.222B0414L }}</ref> athletic assessment<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Harry |first1=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 |volume=23 |issue=8 |language=en |pages=1009–1027 |doi=10.1080/14763141.2021.1908412 |pmid=33947320 |issn=1476-3141}}</ref> and robotic control.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Rosendo |first1=Andre |last2=Tanaka |first2=Takayuki |last3=Kaneko |first3=Shun'ichi |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=291–297 |doi=10.20965/jrm.2012.p0291|doi-access=free }}</ref> The second ("tug"), third ("snatch"), fourth ("shake"), and higher derivatives are rarely used.<ref name=jazar/>