Materials for smart soft actuator systems
In contrast to conventional hard actuators, soft actuators offer many vivid advantages, such
as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living …
as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living …
Opensim moco: Musculoskeletal optimal control
Musculoskeletal simulations are used in many different applications, ranging from the
design of wearable robots that interact with humans to the analysis of patients with impaired …
design of wearable robots that interact with humans to the analysis of patients with impaired …
The evolution of human fatigue resistance
Humans differ from African great apes in numerous respects, but the chief initial difference
setting hominins on their unique evolutionary trajectory was habitual bipedalism. The two …
setting hominins on their unique evolutionary trajectory was habitual bipedalism. The two …
Running performance in Australopithecus afarensis
The evolution of bipedal gait is a key adaptive feature in hominids, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 but the running abilities of early hominins have not been extensively …
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 but the running abilities of early hominins have not been extensively …
Adaptations for bipedal walking: Musculoskeletal structure and three-dimensional joint mechanics of humans and bipedal chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Humans are unique among apes and other primates in the musculoskeletal design of their
lower back, pelvis, and lower limbs. Here, we describe the three-dimensional ground …
lower back, pelvis, and lower limbs. Here, we describe the three-dimensional ground …
[图书][B] A story of us: a new look at human evolution
L Newson, P Richerson - 2021 - books.google.com
It's time for a story of human evolution that goes beyond describing" ape-men" and talks
about what women and children were doing. In a few decades, a torrent of new evidence …
about what women and children were doing. In a few decades, a torrent of new evidence …
A three‐dimensional musculoskeletal model of the pelvis and lower limb of Australopithecus afarensis
MC O'Neill, A Nagano… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Musculoskeletal modeling is a powerful approach for studying the biomechanics
and energetics of locomotion. Australopithecus (A.) afarensis is among the best represented …
and energetics of locomotion. Australopithecus (A.) afarensis is among the best represented …
Applying 3D Models of Giant Salamanders to Explore Form–Function Relationships in Early Digit-Bearing Tetrapods
Extant salamanders are used as modern analogs of early digit-bearing tetrapods due to
general similarities in morphology and ecology, but the study species have been primarily …
general similarities in morphology and ecology, but the study species have been primarily …
Running in Tarahumara (Rarámuri) culture: Persistence hunting, footracing, dancing, work, and the fallacy of the athletic savage
DE Lieberman, M Mahaffey… - Current …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
The Tarahumara (Rarámuri) are a Native American people from Chihuahua, Mexico, who
have long been famous for running, but there is widespread incredulity about how and why …
have long been famous for running, but there is widespread incredulity about how and why …
[HTML][HTML] Biomechanics and the origins of human bipedal walking: The last 50 years
Motion analysis, as applied to evolutionary biomechanics, has experienced its own
evolution over the last 50 years. Here we review how an ever-increasing fossil record …
evolution over the last 50 years. Here we review how an ever-increasing fossil record …