Walk-run classification of symmetrical gaits in the horse: A multidimensional approach

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 6, Issue 33, 2009, Pages 335-342

  Starke, Sandra D ^a   Robilliard, Justine J ^a   Weller, Renate ^a   Wilson, Alan M ^a   Pfau, Thilo ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horse; Pattern recognition; Quadrupedal gait; Symmetrical gait; Walk run

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

CONFLICTING EVIDENCE; GAUSSIAN DENSITY; GROUND REACTION FORCES; HORSE; ICELANDICS; LINEAR DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; MINIMIZING ENERGY; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH; OPTIMAL THRESHOLD; PATTERN RECOGNITION METHOD; PERCENTAGE RECOVERY; QUADRUPEDAL GAIT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMMETRICAL GAIT; TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION; WALK-RUN;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GAIT; HORSE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RUNNING; WALKING; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

EQUIDAE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GAIT; HORSES;

EID: 65249164760     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0238     Document Type: Article

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