New paper with Ningzhen Zhao and @owen1beck.bsky.social on metabolic cost after applying-then-removing FES.
Getting a model to reduce its metabolic cost is easy (if it's not already minimized) but I think this is the first unassisted gait on a level grade showing a lower cost than "normal" walking.
Getting a model to reduce its metabolic cost is easy (if it's not already minimized) but I think this is the first unassisted gait on a level grade showing a lower cost than "normal" walking.
Priming the plantarflexors with electrical stimulation induces more economical walking
Abstract. Compared with other feasible gaits, the preferred mechanics of ‘normal’ (young, healthy, unimpaired) human walking appear to minimize whole-body
royalsocietypublishing.org
September 30, 2026 at 6:57 PM
New paper with Ningzhen Zhao and @owen1beck.bsky.social on metabolic cost after applying-then-removing FES.
Getting a model to reduce its metabolic cost is easy (if it's not already minimized) but I think this is the first unassisted gait on a level grade showing a lower cost than "normal" walking.
Getting a model to reduce its metabolic cost is easy (if it's not already minimized) but I think this is the first unassisted gait on a level grade showing a lower cost than "normal" walking.
Flowers of Fire 2026
Day 4: School AU
Link: archiveofourown.org/works/82929861
#serpexwrites #flowersoffire2026 #HBDWenNing #ningzhen #mdzs
Day 4: School AU
Link: archiveofourown.org/works/82929861
#serpexwrites #flowersoffire2026 #HBDWenNing #ningzhen #mdzs
July 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Flowers of Fire 2026
Day 4: School AU
Link: archiveofourown.org/works/82929861
#serpexwrites #flowersoffire2026 #HBDWenNing #ningzhen #mdzs
Day 4: School AU
Link: archiveofourown.org/works/82929861
#serpexwrites #flowersoffire2026 #HBDWenNing #ningzhen #mdzs
November 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM