Title :
Coordinates for trajectory formation of human multi-joint arm movement
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Psychol., Kyoto Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Trajectory formation during human multi-joint arm movements was investigated. Experiments showed the trajectory of unconstrained sequential movements (elliptical drawing movements) in a horizontal plane is heavily influenced by differences in body coordinates. Therefore it is suggested that trajectory planning in such movements is not solely based on the task-oriented visual coordinates but dependent on complicated dynamics within the musculoskeletal system of the human arm
Keywords :
biomechanics; complicated dynamics; elliptical drawing movements; human multi-joint arm movement; musculoskeletal system; task-oriented visual coordinates; trajectory formation; unconstrained sequential movements; Acceleration; Actuators; Central nervous system; Geometry; Humans; Kinematics; Mathematical model; Musculoskeletal system; Psychology; Trajectory;
Conference_Titel :
Robot and Human Communication, 1993. Proceedings., 2nd IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1407-7
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.1993.367740
