Exploring neuromotor control of the forearm reaction to perturbation

Charles C. Della Santina, Gregory C. DeAngelis, Steven Lehman

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Abstract

The authors used a sixth-order, two-muscle model of the human forearm position control system to simulate forearm position responses to impulsive torque perturbations. State feedback of muscle length, contraction velocity, and torque model spinal reflex control, while supraspinal control is manifested by changes in feedback gains. Model responses optimized for a time-optimality performance criterion mimic experimentally observed responses, exhibiting familiar triphasic muscle activation patterns which emerge without being explicitly included in the model. Preliminary attempts to fit model responses to experimental data indicate that time-varying reflex loop gains may be necessary.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)951-952
Number of pages2
JournalAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
Volume11 pt 3
StatePublished - Nov 1989
Externally publishedYes
EventImages of the Twenty-First Century - Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Part 1 - Seattle, WA, USA
Duration: Nov 9 1989Nov 12 1989

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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