Calculation of knee joint moment in isometric and Isokinetic knee motion

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 921-924

  Nam, Yoonsu ^a   Kim, Seongnam ^a   Baek, So Ra ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Exoskeleton; Hill's muscle model; Knee joint moment; Muscle activation; Optimization process

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155156128     PISSN: 12298557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-011-0124-6     Document Type: Article

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