An analysis of leg joint synergy during backward walking

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 7476-7479

  Suenaga, Hiromichi ^a   Hashizume, Yoshimitsu ^a   Nishii, Jun ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURES; DOUBLE SUPPORT PHASE; JOINT ANGLE; JOINT SYNERGIES; MOTOR COMMANDS; SWING PHASE; TIME REVERSAL; TOUCH DOWNS;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886456395     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611287     Document Type: Conference Paper

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