The control of non-twisting somersaults using configuration changes

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1341-1348

  Yeadon, M R ^a   Mikulcik, E C ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Control; Simulation; Somersault; Stability; Twisting

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BIOCONTROL; BIOFEEDBACK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SPORTS MEDICINE; STABILITY;

AERIAL SPORTS; FEEDBACK TIME DELAY; SOMERSAULTS; TWISTING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; AXIS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 0030271236     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(96)00034-6     Document Type: Article

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