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ArticlePloS one2024

Estimating the mechanical cost of transport in human walking with a simple kinematic data-driven mechanical model.

Parvat Katwal, Suraj Jaiswal, Dezhi Jiang, Lauri Pyrhönen, Jenni Tuomisto, Timo Rantalainen, Arend L Schwab, Aki Mikkola

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Parvat KatwalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland.ORCID 0009-0002-8378-8157
Suraj JaiswalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland.
Dezhi JiangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland.ORCID 0009-0003-9831-0807
Lauri PyrhönenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-6401-2508
Jenni TuomistoFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.ORCID 0009-0001-2158-4709
Timo RantalainenFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Arend L SchwabDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-5897-9790
Aki MikkolaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2762-8503
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology · FIUniversity of Jyväskylä · FI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work utilizes a simplified, streamlined approach to study the mechanical cost of transport in human walking. Utilizing the kinematic motion data of the center of mass, velocities and accelerations are determined using kinematic analysis; the applied force is then obtained using inverse dynamics. We calculate the mechanical cost of transport per step from both synthetic and measured data, using a very simple mechanical model of walking. The approach studied can serve as an informative gait characteristic to monitor rehabilitation in human walking.

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GaitWalkingBiomechanical PhenomenaHumansMotion

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PMID38626121
PMCPMC11020958
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