Photocell contact mat: A new instrument to measure contact and flight times in running

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 254-266

  Viitasalo, Jukka T ^a   Luhtanen, Pekka ^a   Mononen, Harri V ^a   Norvapalo, Kare ^a   Paavolainen, Leena ^a   Salonen, Matti ^a  

^a KIHU Research Institute for Olympic Sports   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DEVICE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; RUNNING;

EID: 0030987305     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.13.2.254     Document Type: Article

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