Biomechanical constraints on the feedforward regulation of endpoint stiffness

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2083-2091

  Hu, Xiao ^a,b   Murray, Wendy M ^a,b,c,d   Perreault, Eric J ^a,b,c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm impedance; Endpoint stiffness; Musculoskeletal model; Postural stability; Short range stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICAL CONSTRAINT; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RIGIDITY; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; HAND; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE;

EID: 84867697721     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00330.2012     Document Type: Article

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