List of works by Reinhard Blickhan

A 3D-geometric model for the deformation of a transversally loaded muscle.

scientific article published on 12 January 2012

A mechanism accounting for independence on starting length of tension increase in ramp stretches of active skeletal muscle at short half-sarcomere lengths.

scientific article published on 19 June 2010

A movement criterion for running

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

Adjustments of global and local hindlimb properties during terrestrial locomotion of the common quail (Coturnix coturnix).

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All leg joints contribute to quiet human stance: A mechanical analysis

scientific article published on 20 September 2009

Alteration of synergistic muscle activity following neuromuscular electrical stimulation of one muscle

scientific article published on 24 August 2012

Analysis of complex physiological systems by information flow: a time scale-specific complexity assessment

scientific article published on July 2006

Biomechanical assessment of the injury risk of stomping

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Body movement distribution with respect to swimmer's glide position in human underwater undulatory swimming

scientific article published on 17 November 2014

Characterization of isovelocity extension of activated muscle: a Hill-type model for eccentric contractions and a method for parameter determination

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Comparing inclined locomotion in a ground-living and a climbing ant species: sagittal plane kinematics

scientific article published on 16 September 2009

Compliant leg behaviour explains basic dynamics of walking and running.

scientific article published in November 2006

Cupiennius salei: biomechanical properties of the tibia–metatarsus joint and its flexing muscles

scientific article published on 16 September 2009

Describing force-patterns: a method for an analytic classification using the example of sledge jumps.

scientific article published on 7 August 2009

Does weightlifting increase residual force enhancement?

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Dynamics and kinematics of ant locomotion: do wood ants climb on level surfaces?

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Fast low-angle shot diffusion tensor imaging with stimulated echo encoding in the muscle of rabbit shank.

scientific article published on 21 October 2013

Force depression decays during shortening in the medial gastrocnemius of the rat.

scientific article published on 10 January 2014

Gait information flow indicates complex motor dysfunction

scientific article published on 10 May 2005

Grounded running in quails: simulations indicate benefits of observed fixed aperture angle between legs before touch-down

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Human leg design: optimal axial alignment under constraints.

scientific article published on 3 March 2004

Hydraulic leg extension is not necessarily the main drive in large spiders

scientific article published on 01 February 2012

Influence of chronic back pain on kinematic reactions to unpredictable arm pulls

scientific article published on 13 January 2015

Intelligence by mechanics

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Intermuscular pressure between synergistic muscles correlates with muscle force

scientific article published in August 2016

Joint stiffness of the ankle and the knee in running.

scientific article published in November 2002

Jumping kinematics in the wandering spider Cupiennius salei

scientific article published on 20 April 2010

Leg adjustments during running across visible and camouflaged incidental changes in ground level

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Level locomotion in wood ants: evidence for grounded running

scientific article published on 17 April 2014

Lumbar spine intersegmental motion analysis during lifting

scientific article published on 12 October 2005

Minimizing the cost of locomotion with inclined trunk predicts crouched leg kinematics of small birds at realistic levels of elastic recoil.

scientific article published on 7 December 2015

Mixed gaits in small avian terrestrial locomotion

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Muscle preactivation control: simulation of ankle joint adjustments at touchdown during running on uneven ground

scientific article published on 06 July 2012

Muscle properties of the tibia–metatarsus joint flexors in the labidognath spider Cupiennius salei

article published in 2009

Myosin filament sliding through the Z-disc relates striated muscle fibre structure to function.

scientific article published in March 2016

Nonlinearities make a difference: comparison of two common Hill-type models with real muscle.

scientific article published on 30 November 2007

Novel microstructural findings in M. plantaris and their impact during active and passive loading at the macro level.

scientific article published on 9 July 2015

Packing of muscles in the rabbit shank influences three-dimensional architecture of M. soleus.

scientific article published on 7 April 2018

Planar covariation of limb elevation angles during bipedal locomotion in common quails (Coturnix coturnix).

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Positioning the hip with respect to the COM: Consequences for leg operation.

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

Positive force feedback in bouncing gaits?

scientific article published on October 22, 2003

Posture alteration as a measure to accommodate uneven ground in able-bodied gait

scientific article published on 27 December 2017

Preparing the leg for ground contact in running: the contribution of feed-forward and visual feedback

scientific article published on 18 December 2014

Propulsion in hexapod locomotion: how do desert ants traverse slopes?

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Running on uneven ground: leg adjustment to vertical steps and self-stability

scientific article published on 01 September 2008

Running on uneven ground: leg adjustments by muscle pre-activation control

scientific article published on 20 March 2010

Running on uneven ground: leg adjustments to altered ground level

scientific article published on 29 June 2010

Schnelle Bewegungen bei Arthropoden: Strategien und Mechanismen

Spring-mass running: simple approximate solution and application to gait stability

scientific article published on 01 February 2005

Stabilizing function of antagonistic neuromusculoskeletal systems: an analytical investigation

scientific article published on 01 July 2003

The tri-segmented limbs of therian mammals: kinematics, dynamics, and self-stabilization--a review

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Three-Dimensional Muscle Architecture and Comprehensive Dynamic Properties of Rabbit Gastrocnemius, Plantaris and Soleus: Input for Simulation Studies

scientific article published on 26 June 2015

Three-dimensional reconstruction of M. gastrocnemius contraction

Three-dimensional relation of skin markers to lumbar vertebrae of healthy subjects in different postures measured by open MRI.

scientific article published on 27 July 2005

Three-dimensional surface geometries of the rabbit soleus muscle during contraction: input for biomechanical modelling and its validation

scientific article published on 17 February 2013

Titin-induced force enhancement and force depression: a 'sticky-spring' mechanism in muscle contractions?

scientific article published on 21 March 2009

Transverse pelvic rotation during quiet human stance

scientific article published on 20 July 2007

Trunk orientation causes asymmetries in leg function in small bird terrestrial locomotion.

scientific article published in December 2014

Ultra-miniature force plate for measuring triaxial forces in the micronewton range.

scientific article published on 21 November 2013

Vortex re-capturing and kinematics in human underwater undulatory swimming.

scientific article published on 17 June 2011

Work partitioning of transversally loaded muscle: experimentation and simulation

scientific article published on 19 April 2012