Energy optimization is a major objective in the real-time control of step width in human walking

Sabrina J. Abram; Jessica C. Selinger; J. Maxwell Donelan

doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.05.010

journal article Jun 01, 2019

Energy optimization is a major objective in the real-time control of step width in human walking

Sabrina J. Abram Jessica C. Selinger

J. Maxwell Donelan

Journal of Biomechanics Vol. 91 pp. 85-91 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jun 01, 2019
Vol/Issue: 91
Pages: 85-91
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School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, ON K7L 3N6,

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J. Maxwell Donelan

Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720–3140, USA

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Sabrina J. Abram, Jessica C. Selinger, J. Maxwell Donelan (2019). Energy optimization is a major objective in the real-time control of step width in human walking. Journal of Biomechanics, 91, 85-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.05.010

Energy optimization is a major objective in the real-time control of step width in human walking

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