Mechanical energy costs of human movement: An approach to evaluating the transfer possibilities of two-joint muscles

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1988, Pages 955-964

  Wells, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING--ALGORITHMS; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN MOVEMENT; MECHANICAL ENERGY COSTS; SPORTS; TWO-JOINT MUSCLES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ALGORITHM; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; JOINTS; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024237758     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(88)90134-0     Document Type: Article

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