Muscle mechanics and reflexes are not tuned for disturbance rejection

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computer Science

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 229-233

  Popescu, Florin C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Impedance; Motor control; Reflex

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FEEDBACK CONTROL; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; MOTION COMPENSATION; OPTIMIZATION; ROBOTIC ARMS;

HUMAN; LIMB INERTIA EFFECTS; MOTOR CONTROL; REFLEX;

ROBOTS;

EID: 0042667444     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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