Human control of an inverted pendulum: Is continuous control necessary? Is intermittent control effective? Is intermittent control physiological?

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 307-324

  Loram, Ian D ^a   Gollee, Henrik ^b   Lakie, Martin ^c   Gawthrop, Peter J ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSITION; BRAIN FUNCTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 78651413110     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.194712     Document Type: Article

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