Rate-dependent control strategies stabilize limb forces during human locomotion

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 46, 2010, Pages 801-810

  Yen, Jasper T ^a   Chang, Young Hui ^a,b  

^a Emory University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hopping; Motor control; Neuromechanics; Spring mass model; UCM

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ANKLE JOINTS; CENTRE OF MASS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL MODELS; GROUND FORCES; HOPPING FREQUENCY; HUMAN LOCOMOTIONS; INTERJOINT COORDINATION; JOINT TORQUES; LEGGED LOCOMOTION; MASS DYNAMICS; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE MOMENTS; NEUROMECHANICS; PERMUTATION ANALYSIS; SPRING-MASS MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; VERTICAL FORCE;

BIPED LOCOMOTION;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYBRID; JOINT FUNCTION; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77951687466     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0296     Document Type: Article

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