Simultaneous and nonlinear identification of mechanical and reflex properties of human elbow joint muscles

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1192-1209

  Zhang, Li Qun ^a   Rymer, William Zev ^a  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Identification; Intrinsic stiffness; Neuromuscular control; Reflex

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER CONTROL; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUROLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SERVOMOTORS; STIFFNESS; TORQUE; VISCOSITY;

NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ELBOW; JOINT STIFFNESS; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0031539141     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.649991     Document Type: Article

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