A model of postural control in quiet standing: Robust compensation of delay-induced instability using intermittent activation of feedback control

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Asai, Yoshiyuki ^a   Tasaka, Yuichi ^a   Nomura, Kunihiko ^b   Nomura, Taishin ^a   Casadio, Maura ^c   Morasso, Pietro ^c,d  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Japan)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; STANDING; TORQUE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FEEDBACK; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POSTURE;

EID: 67650240419     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006169     Document Type: Article

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