A critical examination of the maximum velocity of shortening used in simulation models of human movement

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 693-699

  Domire, Zachary J ^a   Challis, John H ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Force velocity; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL STUDIES; COMPENSATING ERRORS; CURRENT MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FORCE-VELOCITY; HUMAN MOVEMENTS; HUMAN MUSCLES; MAXIMUM VELOCITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODEL; SHORTENING VELOCITY; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

MUSCLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 78650320621     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840903453082     Document Type: Article

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