Stochastic distribution of the required coefficient of friction for level walking - an in-depth study

Ergonomics

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 937-945

  Chang, Wen Ruey ^a   Matz, Simon ^a   Chang, Chien Chi ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

friction demand; friction requirement; human locomotion; statistical distribution

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; CRITICAL ELEMENTS; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; FRICTION DEMAND; FRICTION REQUIREMENT; HUMAN LOCOMOTIONS; IN-DEPTH STUDY; KOLMOGOROV-SMIRNOV; KOLMOGOROV-SMIRNOV GOODNESS-OF-FIT TEST; LEVEL WALKING; LOG-NORMAL; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL MODELS; STOCHASTIC DISTRIBUTION; TWO-SAMPLE TESTS;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FRICTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864573690     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.683880     Document Type: Article

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