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SUBMITTER: Maus HM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4305406 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 20150201 103
Running is an essential mode of human locomotion, during which ballistic aerial phases alternate with phases when a single foot contacts the ground. The spring-loaded inverted pendulum (SLIP) provides a starting point for modelling running, and generates ground reaction forces that resemble those of the centre of mass (CoM) of a human runner. Here, we show that while SLIP reproduces within-step kinematics of the CoM in three dimensions, it fails to reproduce stability and predict future motions. ...[more]