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Looking for math/physics people interested in the running biomechanics
Are there any other math/physics/engineering runners out there who are interested in collaborating on an effort to understand their own running performance by using a mathematical model known as the Spring Mass (SM) Model (1). It treats the runner as a single mass bouncing on a pair of spring-like legs, similar to pogo sticks (2). There have been a few papers verifying the model and demonstrating that it does model a runner’s performance.
If you have a mathematical background, understand Newton’s and Euler’s equations, know a little bit about Kunge-Kutta and have some understanding of the Langrangian formulation and equations of motion, please send me an email at tjacmc@aol.com. It might be interesting to see what insights we can come up with together.
Ted Andresen
(1) http://members.aol.com/tjacmc/SpringMass.jpg
(2) http://members.aol.com/EasyExperiments/GaitCycle/GaitCycle.gif
Are there any other math/physics/engineering runners out there who are interested in collaborating on an effort to understand their own running performance by using a mathematical model known as the Spring Mass (SM) Model (1). It treats the runner as a single mass bouncing on a pair of spring-like legs, similar to pogo sticks (2). There have been a few papers verifying the model and demonstrating that it does model a runner’s performance.
If you have a mathematical background, understand Newton’s and Euler’s equations, know a little bit about Kunge-Kutta and have some understanding of the Langrangian formulation and equations of motion, please send me an email at tjacmc@aol.com. It might be interesting to see what insights we can come up with together.
Ted Andresen
(1) http://members.aol.com/tjacmc/SpringMass.jpg
(2) http://members.aol.com/EasyExperiments/GaitCycle/GaitCycle.gif
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