A Method for Calculating the Circularity of Movement Trajectories

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-84

  Walters, Megan R ^a   Carson, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Best fit; Circularity; Moments of area; Two dimensional trajectories

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0030978215     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222899709603471     Document Type: Article

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