A simple measurement of the relative efficiency of human locomotion
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6552/ab1687
Abstract: Elementary formulas for gravitational potential energy, heat capacity, and Newton’s law of cooling are used to measure and compare the efficiencies of a person walking uphill and downhill. Good agreement is found for their ratio… read more here.
Keywords: measurement relative; simple measurement; relative efficiency; human locomotion ... See more keywords