The relationship between smoothness and
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Alan Hreljac; Philip E. Martin
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Article
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1993
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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The purpose of this study was to test a theoretical model (Stein et al. 1986) which suggested that minimizing the rate of metabolic energy consumption (VO2) is related to minimizing jerk (third derivative of position) during human movement. At a given speed of walking, VO2 has been shown to increase