Reducing the energy cost of human walking using an unpowered exoskeleton
Reducing the energy cost of human walking using an unpowered exoskeleton
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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With efficiencies derived from evolution, growth and learning, humans are very well-tuned for locomotion
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. Metabolic energy used during walking can be partly replaced by power input from an exoskeleton
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, but is it possible to reduce metabolic rate without providing an additional energy source? This would require an improvement in th...
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Reducing the energy cost of human walking using an unpowered exoskeleton
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4481882
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4481882
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0028-0836,1476-4687
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature14288
