Abstract: In the same way that most of the robots and advanced mobile machines are designed to optimize their energy consumption or the smoothness of their motions, it has been demonstrated that competitive runners tend to exhibit smoother strides than recreational runners during running and fast walking. Here, we describe the statistical mechanics of Humans trying to self-pace a constant acceleration, by studying the statistical properties of the accelerations of the runner's center of mass. Furthermore, it has been checked that this could be even achie...
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