A computational environment to simulate complex tendinous topologies

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 VI, Issue , 2004, Pages 4653-4656

  Valero Cuevas, F J ^a   Lipson, H ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand; Motor control; Relaxation algorithm; Thumb

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; FORCE CONTROL; MOTION ESTIMATION; MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY;

HAND; MOTOR CONTROL; RELAXATION ALGORITHM; THUMB;

OBJECT RECOGNITION;

EID: 11144264539     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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