A predicted optimal performance of the Yurchenko layout vault in women's artistic gymnastics

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-204

  Koh, Michael ^a,b   Jennings, Leslie ^a   Elliott, Bruce ^a   Lloyd, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Constrained dynamic optimization; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION;

BODY SEGMENT PARAMETERS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0042021647     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.19.3.187     Document Type: Article

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