Neural-mechanical feedback control scheme generates physiological ankle torque fluctuation during quiet stance

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-95

  Vette, Albert H ^a,b   Masani, Kei ^a,b   Nakazawa, Kimitaka ^c   Popovic, Milos R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ankle torque; Functional electrical stimulation; Proportional and derivative (PD) feedback control; Quiet standing; Sensory motor time delay

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PROPORTIONAL AND DERIVATIVE (PD) FEEDBACK CONTROL; QUIET STANDING; SENSORY-MOTOR TIME DELAY;

DELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MECHANISMS; MOTORS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; TIME DELAY; TORQUE;

CONTROLLERS;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; TORQUE;

EID: 77649280987     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2009.2037891     Document Type: Article

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