The dynamics of human gait

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 525-534

  Perc, Matjaž ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; CHAOS THEORY; EDUCATION; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; HUMAN GAIT; HUMAN LOCOMOTION; UNDERGRADUATE COURSES;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 23844518918     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 01430807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/26/3/017     Document Type: Article

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