Researchers develop formula that can calculate person's speed by just looking at their footprints
Monday, April 22, 2013 - 09:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Two Spanish scientists have designed an equation that provides a highly accurate estimate of an individual's speed based on stride length. They used data from professional athletes and walking and running experiments on a beach in order to come up with the equation. The result has applications in the study of fossil trackways of human footprints.