Optimal control of human running
Humans generally use two modes of locomotion as adults. At slow speeds we walk, and at fast speeds we run. To perform either gait, we use our muscles. The central questions in this dissertation were: (1) Why do humans run the way they do, and (2) How do the mechanical properties of muscle influence...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2011
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3465055 |