Gaits and energetics in terrestrial legged locomotion

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 355-366

  Kar, D C ^a   Kurien Issac, K ^b   Jayarajan, K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Energetics; Gait; Legged locomotion; Stepping pattern

Indexed keywords

MECHANISMS; MOBILE ROBOTS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; STEP RESPONSE;

LEGGED LOCOMOTION;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037410610     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(02)00124-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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