ArticleRoyal Society open science2020
Modular footwear that partially offsets downhill or uphill grades minimizes the metabolic cost of human walking.
Article in Royal Society open science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Predicting lower body joint moments and electromyography signals using ground reaction forces during walking and running: An artificial neural network approach.Gait & posture · 2025Article
- A review of uphill and downhill running: biomechanics, physiology and modulating factors.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
- Ground Reaction Forces and Joint Moments Predict Metabolic Cost in Physical Performance: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Neural Networks.Applied sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Metabolically efficient walking assistance using optimized timed forces at the waist.Science robotics · 2022Article
- Patient-Preferred Prosthetic Ankle-Foot Alignment for Ramps and Level-Ground Walking.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2021Article
- Differences between joint-space and musculoskeletal estimations of metabolic rate time profiles.PLoS computational biology · 2020Article
- A System for Simple Robotic Walking Assistance With Linear Impulses at the Center of Mass.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2020Article
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Walking on different grades becomes challenging on energetic and muscular levels compared to level walking. While it is not possible to eliminate the cost of raising or lowering the centre of mass (COM), it could be possible to minimize the cost of distal joints with shoes that offset downhill or uphill grades. We investigated the effects of shoe outsole geometry in 10 participants walking at 1 m s
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