Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 12 , Pages 2309-2314 , 26 August 2010

Development of a computational model for astronaut reorientation

  • Leia Stirling

      Affiliations

    • Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 3 Blackfan Circle, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +16174327004.
    • ,
  • Karen Willcox

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
    • ,
  • Dava Newman

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

,Accepted 24 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.04.032

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 12 , Pages 2309-2314 , 26 August 2010

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