Effects of geometric joint constraints on the selection of final arm posture during reaching: A simulation study

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 134-138

  Kamper, Derek G ^a   Rymer, W Zev ^a  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric constraints; Human; Posture; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELBOW; HAND; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION;

ARM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELBOW JOINT; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; JOINTS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHOULDER JOINT; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0032905598     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050723     Document Type: Article

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