Synthesis of two-dimensional human walking: A test of the λ-model

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-106

  Günther, Michael ^a   Ruder, Hanns ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOCONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; TENDONS;

CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; EQUILIBRIUM POINT HYPOTHESIS; WALKING;

BIPED LOCOMOTION;

ALGORITHM; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOOT; GRAVITY; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; LIGAMENT; LOCOMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TENDON; TIME; WALKING;

ALGORITHMS; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK; FOOT; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; LIGAMENTS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 0141992601     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-003-0414-x     Document Type: Article

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