Stance and swing phase costs in human walking

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 50, 2010, Pages 1329-1340

  Umberger, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Computer simulation; Energetics; Locomotion; Musculoskeletal model

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; METABOLISM; MUSCLE;

CONSTANT SPEED; ENERGETICS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION RATES; GAIT CYCLES; HUMAN GAIT; HUMAN WALKING; LOCOMOTION; METABOLIC COST; METABOLIC ENERGY; MODELLING APPROACHES; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODEL; PASSIVE MOTION; STANCE PHASE; STEP TRANSITIONS; SUPPORT COSTS; SWING PHASE; TOTAL COSTS; WALKING SPEED;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; LOCOMOTION; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; STANDING; VELOCITY; WALKING;

EID: 77956602329     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0084     Document Type: Article

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