A computational human model with stabilizing spine: A step towards active safety

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Cappon, H ^a   Mordaka, J ^a   Van Rooij, L ^a   Adamec, J ^b   Praxl, N ^b   Muggenthaler, H ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STATE FEEDBACK;

ACTIVE CONTROL ELEMENTS; APPLICATION AREA; CONTROL PARAMETERS; FLEXION EXTENSION; FULL STATE FEEDBACK; HUMAN VOLUNTEERS; IMPACT SCENARIOS; POSTURAL STABILITY;

BIOFEEDBACK;

EID: 85086494887     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2007-01-1171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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