Re: FT's true timing - Q-S-Q

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
michael champion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
><Ronald H. Nicholson>; "Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> when a "step" occurs after a foot stops moving
>> seems to be subjective data.
>
>Not really. The end of a step is when the free leg (above the knee) draws
>naturally underneath the body. It is the "point of collection" which the
>body weight is entirely committed to the new leg.

If the floor pressure measurements for FT looks anything like that of
the data I've seen for continuous walking and running, then this might
not be true.  When walking, a human actually has less than his total
body weight committed to the "new" leg at the "point of collection";
and slightly more both before and after to even out the average force
(the integral over time) to be equivalent to that of the persons weight.


IMHO. YMMV.
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