Criteria for dynamic similarity in bouncing gaits

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 250, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 339-348

  Bullimore, Sharon R ^a   Donelan, J Maxwell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimensional analysis; Dimensionless; Froude number; Locomotion; Running

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FROUDE NUMBER; GRAVITY; LOCOMOTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANET; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; GRAVITY; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; ELASTICITY; GAIT; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; HYPOGRAVITY; LEG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 37349059624     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.09.038     Document Type: Article

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