Optimal foot shape for a passive dynamic biped

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 248, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 331-339

  Kwan, Maxine ^a   Hubbard, Mont ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Collision; Energy; Gait; Locomotion; Walk

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; MODELING; MORPHOLOGY; WALKING;

ARTICLE; FOOT; GAIT; HEEL; LOCOMOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOT; GAIT; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34548050466     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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