Title :
Evaluation of vibration-induced changes in oculo-manual tracking using process identification
Author :
Martin, B.J. ; Roll, J.P. ; Di Renzo, N. ; Goussard, Y.
Author_Institution :
Service Physiol. Environ., INRS, Vandoeuvre, France
Abstract :
This research was aimed at defining the extent of oculo-manual tracking performance degradation due to hand vibration. Changes in tracking performance were evaluated using process identification. The contribution of the nonlinear component to the eye/hand response was used as an indicator of the effects of vibration on each tracking system. The results indicated that during hand vibration the eye and hand remnants increase. Vibration-induced alterations of the proprioceptive system, and thus the sensorimotor control loops, are suggested to be the primary cause of remnant increase.<>
Keywords :
biomechanics; eye; vibrations; hand vibration; oculo-manual tracking; process identification; proprioceptive system; sensorimotor control loops; vibration-induced changes;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94801
