Variation in human gait intervals on a treadmill /

2.9 milliseconds. variations in gait cycle intervals during

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abrams, Mark Alan, 1962-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Description
Summary:2.9 milliseconds. variations in gait cycle intervals during
300 gait intervals were measured at several different walking
apparatus. 'De gait timing equipment was developed for the
behaviors. In order to investigate the application of
bifurcation analyses are useful tools for studying the
cycle of the oscillation. The behavior in the discrete
dynamics of quasi-periodic phenomena. This suggests their
gait at a constant speed were as high as 100 milliseconds.
gait interval data. System resolution limited the analysis
gait. It's use demonstrated the measurement of variations in
interval measured by the timing equipment was plus or minus
limits study to a single gait cycle. Poincare sections, and
of gait on a stride by stride basis. Typical gait analysis
of the maps to qualitative comments.
original system dynamics. Poincare maps thus greatly
oscillations. Poincare sections allow for the study of global
Poincare mapping and.bifurcation analysis to gait analysis,
Poincare section retains many important aspects of the
simplify the visualization and modeling of global system
speeds. Poincare maps were constructed with the measured
system dynamics using only samples of data taken once in each
the timing of human gait cycles. The accuracy of each
This gait interval data was used to investigate the dynamics
This work resulted in the development of a novel gait timing
use in analyzing human gait cycles and other biological
use in the study of the global dynamics of walking human
Item Description:"Major subject: Bioengineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 63 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.