A copy of this work was available on the public web and has been preserved in the Wayback Machine. The capture dates from 2009; you can also visit the original URL.
The file type is application/pdf
.
Theories of bipedal walking: an odyssey
2003
Journal of Biomechanics
In this paper six theories of bipedal walking, and the evidence in support of the theories, are reviewed. They include: evolution, minimising energy consumption, maturation in children, central pattern generators, linking control and effect, and robots on two legs. Specifically, the six theories posit that: (1) bipedalism is the fundamental evolutionary adaptation that sets hominids-and therefore humans-apart from other primates; (2) locomotion is the translation of the centre of gravity along
doi:10.1016/s0021-9290(02)00419-0
pmid:12600342
fatcat:jm7opewivnds5lk4mbvoroj3s4