Theories of bipedal walking: An odyssey

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 513-523

  Vaughan, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bipedal walking; Gait theories

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; ROBOTS;

NEURAL SYSTEM;

BIPED LOCOMOTION;

BIOMECHANICS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FALLING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GAIT; GRAVITY; HOMINID; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; ROBOTICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPINAL CORD; THEORY; WALKING;

EID: 0037397170     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00419-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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