Bicycle drive dynamics: Theory and experimental validation

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 446-452

  Fregly, B J ^a   Zajac, F E ^a   Dairaghi, C A ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; ERGOMETER; MODEL; MOTOR CONTROL; THEORY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; COMPLIANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; ROTATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034252469     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1286678     Document Type: Article

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