Computer Simulation of the Ontogeny of Bipedal Walking

Anthropological Science

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 327-347

  Hase, Kazunori ^a   Yamazaki, Nobutoshi ^b  

^a NATL INST BIOSCI HUM TECHNOL   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Computer simulation; Development; Independent infant walking; Supported infant walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032251175     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.106.327     Document Type: Article

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