On the mechanics of the ankle in the stance phase of the gait

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 8135-8140

  Shamaei, Kamran ^a   Cenciarini, Massimo ^a   Dollar, Aaron M ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPEDAL ROBOT; GAIT SPEED; LEG COMPLIANCE; LOAD WEIGHTS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; NORMAL WALKING; ORTHOSES; STANCE PHASE; TORSIONAL SPRINGS; ZERO MOMENTS;

ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

MACHINE DESIGN;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84861655274     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6092007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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