"Running"
in this case was set at Froude number (Fr) = 2.5, based on
observations
of modern animals and on biomechanical theory.
> A correction: We made a distinction
between "fast running" (45 mph, Froude 16) and running (theoretically,
with
>
lots of slop, Froude 1 or more).
> The magnitude of the ground reaction
force at mid-stance was 2.5 times body weight (is 2.5-4 times body
weight
> during fast running regardless of size, etc.);
the Froude # was not 2.5.
Yep. Sorry, my bad; G = 2.5 here, not
Fr.
> As is the tiresome case
when dealing with luddites and numerophobes, Bakker brought up the Ye
Olde
> "Bumblebees can't fly" Myth. This is a misleading
approach that is often used to confuse people about modeling.
and
here: