Dynamic analysis of load carriage biomechanics during level walking

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 853-863

  Ren, Lei ^a   Jones, Richard K ^a   Howard, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backpack modelling; Gait simulation and measurement; Load carriage

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DATA REDUCTION; GAIN CONTROL; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STIFFNESS;

BACKPACK SYSTEMS; HUMAN LOCOMOTION PERFORMANCE; INVERSE DYNAMICS; LOAD CARRIAGE DYNAMICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; GAIT; KINETICS; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; LOCOMOTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; RIGIDITY; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAIT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 13844294034     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.04.030     Document Type: Article

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