A simulation study of the effects of activation-dependent muscle stiffness on proprioceptive feedback and short-latency reflex

Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 133-138

  Chaud, Vitor M ^a   Elias, Leonardo A ^a   Watanabe, Renato N ^a   Kohn, Andre F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED MODEL; CLOSED-LOOP; COMPLEX MECHANISMS; FEED-BACK LOOP; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR TASKS; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE MODELS; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEMS; NEURONAL ACTIVITIES; RELATIVE STIFFNESS; SENSORY AFFERENTS; SIMULATION STUDIES; STRETCH REFLEX;

DIGITAL STORAGE; NEURONS; STIFFNESS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

MUSCLE;

EID: 84867436344     PISSN: 21551774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290871     Document Type: Conference Paper

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