Biomechanical evaluation of bike power saver

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-45

  Shan, Gongbing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D motion capture; Efficiency; Electromyography; Fatigue; Frequency analysis; Joint control

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; KINEMATICS; MOTION ESTIMATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

3D MOTION CAPTURE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; JOINT CONTROL;

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINEMATICS; KINESIOLOGY; LEG MUSCLE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 34948825369     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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