A knee brace design to reduce the energy consumption of walking

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-52). === Recent research into the mechanics of walking indicates that a quasi passive wearable device could be created which dramatically reduces the metabo...

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Main Author: Carvey, Matthew R
Other Authors: Neville J. Hogan.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32872