Human robotics : neuromechanics and motor control / Etienne Burdet, David W. Franklin, and Theodore E. Milner.
2013
QP357.5 .B85 2013eb
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Title
Human robotics : neuromechanics and motor control / Etienne Burdet, David W. Franklin, and Theodore E. Milner.
Author
Burdet, Etienne, 1965-
ISBN
0262314819 (electronic bk.)
9780262314817 (electronic bk.)
9780262019538
0262019531
9780262314817 (electronic bk.)
9780262019538
0262019531
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 277 pages) : illustrations
Item Number
9780262314817
Call Number
QP357.5 .B85 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
612.8
Summary
This book proposes a transdisciplinary approach to investigating human motor control that synthesizes musculoskeletal biomechanics and neural control. The authors argue that this integrated approach -- which uses the framework of robotics to understand sensorimotor control problems -- offers a more complete and accurate description than either a purely neural computational approach or a purely biomechanical one. The authors offer an account of motor control in which explanatory models are based on experimental evidence using mathematical approaches reminiscent of physics. These computational models yield algorithms for motor control that may be used as tools to investigate or treat diseases of the sensorimotor system and to guide the development of algorithms and hardware that can be incorporated into products designed to assist with the tasks of daily living. The authors focus on the insights their approach offers in understanding how movement of the arm is controlled and how the control adapts to changing environments. The book begins with muscle mechanics and control, progresses in a logical manner to planning and behavior, and describes applications in neurorehabilitation and robotics. The material is self-contained, and accessible to researchers and professionals in a range of fields, including psychology, kinesiology, neurology, computer science, and robotics.
Note
This book proposes a transdisciplinary approach to investigating human motor control that synthesizes musculoskeletal biomechanics and neural control. The authors argue that this integrated approach -- which uses the framework of robotics to understand sensorimotor control problems -- offers a more complete and accurate description than either a purely neural computational approach or a purely biomechanical one. The authors offer an account of motor control in which explanatory models are based on experimental evidence using mathematical approaches reminiscent of physics. These computational models yield algorithms for motor control that may be used as tools to investigate or treat diseases of the sensorimotor system and to guide the development of algorithms and hardware that can be incorporated into products designed to assist with the tasks of daily living. The authors focus on the insights their approach offers in understanding how movement of the arm is controlled and how the control adapts to changing environments. The book begins with muscle mechanics and control, progresses in a logical manner to planning and behavior, and describes applications in neurorehabilitation and robotics. The material is self-contained, and accessible to researchers and professionals in a range of fields, including psychology, kinesiology, neurology, computer science, and robotics.
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Franklin, David W., 1971-
Milner, Theodore E., 1953-
Milner, Theodore E., 1953-
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