Human-like reflex control for an artificial hand

BioSystems

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 65-74

  Folgheraiter, Michele ^a   Gini, Giuseppina ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial hand; Humanoid robotics; Neural control; Reflex control

Indexed keywords

NEUROLOGY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FINGER JOINT; HAND PROSTHESIS; KINEMATICS; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTONEURON; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE CELL; REFLEX; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 4444231771     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2004.05.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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