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Analysis of the relationship between hip joint flexion/extension and torques in the mark III space suit using a computational dynamics model

Patrick McKeena Aeronautics and Astronautics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USAView further author information
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Conor Cullinaneb Health Sciences and Technology Program, the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2035-7886View further author information
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Richard Rhodesc Space Suit and Crew Survival Systems Branch, NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
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Leia Stirlingd Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, Robotics Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 831-843 | Received 13 Sep 2019, Accepted 17 Nov 2020, Published online: 18 Dec 2020

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