Practical limits on muscle synergy identification by non-negative matrix factorization in systems with mechanical constraints

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 187-196

  Burkholder, Thomas J ^a   Van Antwerp, Keith W ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Mathematical methods; Muscle synergy; Neural control; Non negative matrix factorization

Indexed keywords

COMMAND SPACES; CONTROL MODULE; CONTROL SPACES; INTERNAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM; LOW DIMENSIONAL; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; MECHANICAL CONSTRAINTS; MECHANICAL MODEL; MOTOR PROGRAMS; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE SYNERGIES; NEURAL CONTROL; NEURAL STRUCTURES; NONNEGATIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS; STATISTICAL DECOMPOSITION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BIOMECHANICS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FACTORIZATION; MUSCLE;

CONTROLLERS;

ALGORITHM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; ARTICLE;

ALGORITHMS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MUSCLES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84874660644     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-012-0983-8     Document Type: Article

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