Active muscle response using feedback control of a finite element human arm model

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-361

  Östh, Jonas ^a   Brolin, Karin ^a   Happee, Riender ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active muscle; Feedback control; Finite element; Human body model; Posture maintenance; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY; CAR CRASHES; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENTS; GRAVITY FIELD; HUMAN ARM; HUMAN BODY MODELS; HUMAN RESPONSE; IMPACT LOADINGS; MUSCLE MODELS; MUSCLE RESPONSE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODEL; PASSIVE PROPERTIES; RESEARCH TOOLS; UPPER EXTREMITY; VEHICLE OCCUPANTS;

ACCIDENTS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MAINTENANCE; MUSCLE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; POSTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860703642     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2010.535523     Document Type: Article

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