Mechanical energy fluctuations during hill walking: The effects of slope on inverted pendulum exchange

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 4895-4900

  Gottschall, Jinger S ^a,b   Kram, Rodger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Center of mass; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; WALKING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33846490681     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02584     Document Type: Article

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