Contributing Components of Metabolic Energy Models to Metabolic Cost Estimations in Gait.

Journal: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: As metabolic cost is a primary factor influencing humans' gait, we want to deepen our understanding of metabolic energy expenditure models. Therefore, this paper identifies the parameters and input variables, such as muscle or joint states, that contribute to accurate metabolic cost estimations.

Authors

  • Markus Gambietz
  • Marlies Nitschke
  • Jorg Miehling
  • Anne D Koelewijn