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Arthur D. Kuo
Researcher at University of Calgary
Publications - 117
Citations - 15503
Arthur D. Kuo is an academic researcher from University of Calgary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Work (physics) & Gait (human). The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 111 publications receiving 13746 citations. Previous affiliations of Arthur D. Kuo include Stanford University & Veterans Health Administration.
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Active control of lateral balance in human walking
Catherine E. Bauby,Arthur D. Kuo +1 more
TL;DR: The results imply that humans may harness passive dynamic properties of the limbs in the sagittal plane, but must provide significant active control in order to stabilize lateral motion.
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Energetics of Actively Powered Locomotion Using the Simplest Walking Model
TL;DR: Simulations incorporating nonlinear equations of motion and more realistic inertial parameters show that power laws relating the toe-off impulses and effective spring constant to the speed and step length of the corresponding gait apply to more complex models as well.
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Mechanical work for step-to-step transitions is a major determinant of the metabolic cost of human walking
TL;DR: Mechanical work for step-to-step transitions, rather than pendular motion itself, appears to be a major determinant of the metabolic cost of walking.
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Biomechanical Energy Harvesting: Generating Electricity During Walking with Minimal User Effort
TL;DR: A biomechanical energy harvester that generates electricity during human walking with little extra effort that is well-suited for charging powered prosthetic limbs and other portable medical devices.
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Energetic consequences of walking like an inverted pendulum: step-to-step transitions.
TL;DR: Walking like an inverted pendulum reduces muscle-force and work demands during single support, but it also requires mechanical work to redirect the body’s center of mass in the transition between steps, when one pendular motion is substituted by the next.