Leg exoskeleton reduces the metabolic cost of human hopping

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 670-678

  Grabowski, Alena M ^a   Herr, Hugh M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Elastic energy; Leg stiffness; Locomotion; Spring mass model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG EXOSKELETON; LOCOMOTION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLIC CAPACITY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 68149160908     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91609.2008     Document Type: Article

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