A simple model of bipedal walking predicts the preferred speed-step length relationship

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 264-269

  Kuo, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; OSCILLATIONS;

BIPEDAL WALKING;

BIPED LOCOMOTION;

ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FORCE; LIMB MOVEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METABOLIC RATE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OSCILLATION; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WORK;

BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WALKING;

EID: 0034953325     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1372322     Document Type: Article

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