Distorting limb design for dynamically similar locomotion

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1536, 2004, Pages 285-289

  Bullimore, Sharon R ^a   Burn, Jeremy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distortion; Dynamic similarity; Gait; Moment arm; Scaling; Tendon

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; VELOCITY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 1042291101     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2611     Document Type: Article

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