Estimating torque-angle relations of human elbow joint in isovelocity flexion movements

IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems

Volumn E89-D, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2802-2810

  Akazawa, Kenzo ^a   Okuno, Ryuhei ^b  

^a OSAKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Elbow joint; Electromyogram; Isovelocity flexion movements

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; TORQUE;

ELBOW JOINTS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ISOVELOCITY FLEXION MOVEMENTS;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

EID: 33845584472     PISSN: 09168532     EISSN: 17451361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietisy/e89-d.11.2802     Document Type: Article

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