A simple model of mechanical effects to estimate metabolic cost of human walking

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 10998 - 12
• Main Authors: Faraji, Salman, Wu, Amy R., Ijspeert, Auke J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 20.07.2018; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/443; 631/553/2695; 631/61/2049; 639/166/985; Body weight; Gait; Gravity; Humanities and Social Sciences; Metabolism; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Walking

Since the advent of energy measurement devices, gait experiments have shown that energetic economy has a large influence on human walking behavior. However, few cost models have attempted to capture the major energy components under comprehensive walking conditions. Here we present a simple but unif...