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Swing leg control in human running.

Y Blum1, S W Lipfert, J Rummel

  • 1Lauflabor Locomotion Laboratory, University of Jena, Dornburger Strasse 23, Jena, Germany. Yvonne.Blum@uni-jena.de

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
|May 26, 2010
PubMed
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Human running stability is achieved by automatically adjusting leg stiffness, even without sensory feedback. This research confirms that specific leg stiffness adaptations can ensure stable running across various speeds and leg movements.

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