Human leg design: Optimal axial alignment under constraints

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 623-646

  Günther, Michael ^a,b   Keppler, Valentin ^b   Seyfarth, André ^a   Blickhan, Reinhard ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Design; Geometry; Leg model; Limbs; Segments

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; HUMANS; KNEE; LEG; MODELS, ANATOMIC;

EID: 16544379399     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-004-0269-3     Document Type: Article

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