Title page for E-project-042607-110916

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2007-04-26

Authors
Mark D Ronge, BE
Thomas Ryan, ME
Jacob O Wahlgren, BE
Roman D Walsh, ME

URN E-project-042607-110916

Title Gait Efficiency of Race Walking

Advisor
Savilonis, Brian James, ME

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
Vertical movement of the center of mass is wasted energy when walking. To evaluate this hypothesis a force plate and mathematical model were initially constructed. However due to manufacturing complications they were eliminated from the experimentation. Therefore, using only video capture and accelerometers we compared the subject's kinetic energy to their potential energy during both a normal and race walking gait to determine a subject's efficiency while walking. Upon comparing the two walking styles it has been determined that normal walking is more efficient then race walking.

Files
Gait_Efficiency_of_Race_Walking.pdf

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2007-04-26
Authors	Mark D Ronge, BE Thomas Ryan, ME Jacob O Wahlgren, BE Roman D Walsh, ME
URN	E-project-042607-110916
Title	Gait Efficiency of Race Walking
Advisor	Savilonis, Brian James, ME
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Vertical movement of the center of mass is wasted energy when walking. To evaluate this hypothesis a force plate and mathematical model were initially constructed. However due to manufacturing complications they were eliminated from the experimentation. Therefore, using only video capture and accelerometers we compared the subject's kinetic energy to their potential energy during both a normal and race walking gait to determine a subject's efficiency while walking. Upon comparing the two walking styles it has been determined that normal walking is more efficient then race walking.
Files	Gait_Efficiency_of_Race_Walking.pdf