The human foot and heel–sole–toe walking strategy: a mechanism enabling an inverted pendular gait with low isometric muscle force?
Mechanically, the most economical gait for slow bipedal locomotion requires walking as an ‘inverted pendulum’, with: I, an impulsive, energy-dissipating leg compression at the beginning of stance; II, a stiff-limbed vault; and III, an impulsive, powering push-off at the end of stance. The characteri...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3427509/ |