Estimating propulsive forces - Sink or swim?

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1984-1990

  Lauder, M A ^a   Dabnichki, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct measurement; Hydrodynamic forces; Quasi static; Swimming; Validity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PROSTHETICS; STRAIN GAGES; TORQUE;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; MECHANICAL ARMS; SWIMMING;

BIOMECHANICS;

WATER;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELBOW; HAND MOVEMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWIMMING; TORQUE;

ARM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; ROTATION; SHOULDER; SWIMMING;

EID: 23444440274     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.05.026     Document Type: Article

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