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| Title: |
Simple models of human locomotion |
| Author: |
Alexander, R. Mcneill |
| Appeared in: |
Computational & mathematical methods in medicine |
| Paging: | Volume 1 (1997) nr. 2 pages 129-135 |
| Year: |
1997 |
| Contents: |
The human body is a complex structure, but our understanding of its movements is greately enhanced by extremely simple mathematical models. A model of walking shows why we have to break into a ren at speeds above 3 meters per second, and why the critical speed is lower for children and on the moon. A model of running jumps show why long jumpers run up at a fast sprinting speed, but high jumpers run up much more slowly. Finally, a model od standing jumps explains why athletes can jump higher by using a countermovement than from a static squatting position. The body is represented in these models as a small number of rigid segments connected by hinge joints, powered by muscles with realistic physiological properties. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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