A simple 1+ dimensional model of rowing mimics observed forces and motions

Human Movement Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 192-220

  Cabrera, D ^a   Ruina, A ^a   Kleshnev, V ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Model; Rowing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; QUALITY CONTROL; ROWING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; VALIDITY; VELOCITY;

BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; SPORTS; TENNIS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 33645918605     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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