Validation of Human Three-Joint Arm's Optimal Control Model with Hand-Joint’s Feedback Mechanism Based on Reproducing Constrained Reaching Movements

We have already formulated the human three-joint arm’s optimal control model with its hand-joint’s feedback mechanism and have clarified that the model is effective in reproducing human unconstrained reaching movements including the experimental fact that the hand-joint angle har...

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Main Authors: Toshikazu MATSUI, Nobuaki NAKAZAWA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2011-04-01
Series:Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jbse/6/1/6_1_49/_pdf/-char/en
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author Toshikazu MATSUI
Nobuaki NAKAZAWA
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Nobuaki NAKAZAWA
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description We have already formulated the human three-joint arm’s optimal control model with its hand-joint’s feedback mechanism and have clarified that the model is effective in reproducing human unconstrained reaching movements including the experimental fact that the hand-joint angle hardly changes over the entire movement. For validating the proposed model, this paper applies it to reproducing human constrained reaching movements in which the hand has to take a specified posture at the final point as in the case of holding a cup’s handle with fingertips. The following results were obtained: (1) the proposed model was able to move its hand joint despite the existence of the feedback mechanism preventing the hand-joint angle from changing; (2) the proposed model succeeded at reproducing the measured hand trajectories and the measured angular transition characteristics for the hand joint in most of the constrained reaching movements. These results suggest that the proposed model has the ability to simulate human reaching movements regardless of whether they are unconstrained or constrained, i.e., it can be a general and plausible model for the human three-joint arm's control mechanism. Moreover, it is computationally considered that the hand-joint’s angular transition characteristic depends on the average of the resultant torque around the hand joint over the entire movement.
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spelling doaj.art-6b0dc661acc64d9ea6bdfb299abab1182022-12-22T00:56:38ZengThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersJournal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering1880-98632011-04-0161496210.1299/jbse.6.49jbseValidation of Human Three-Joint Arm's Optimal Control Model with Hand-Joint’s Feedback Mechanism Based on Reproducing Constrained Reaching MovementsToshikazu MATSUI0Nobuaki NAKAZAWA1Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma UniversityGraduate School of Engineering, Gunma UniversityWe have already formulated the human three-joint arm’s optimal control model with its hand-joint’s feedback mechanism and have clarified that the model is effective in reproducing human unconstrained reaching movements including the experimental fact that the hand-joint angle hardly changes over the entire movement. For validating the proposed model, this paper applies it to reproducing human constrained reaching movements in which the hand has to take a specified posture at the final point as in the case of holding a cup’s handle with fingertips. The following results were obtained: (1) the proposed model was able to move its hand joint despite the existence of the feedback mechanism preventing the hand-joint angle from changing; (2) the proposed model succeeded at reproducing the measured hand trajectories and the measured angular transition characteristics for the hand joint in most of the constrained reaching movements. These results suggest that the proposed model has the ability to simulate human reaching movements regardless of whether they are unconstrained or constrained, i.e., it can be a general and plausible model for the human three-joint arm's control mechanism. Moreover, it is computationally considered that the hand-joint’s angular transition characteristic depends on the average of the resultant torque around the hand joint over the entire movement.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jbse/6/1/6_1_49/_pdf/-char/enthree-joint armoptimal control modelhand jointfeedback torqueconstrained movementhand postureunconstrained movementangular transitionresultant torque
spellingShingle Toshikazu MATSUI
Nobuaki NAKAZAWA
Validation of Human Three-Joint Arm's Optimal Control Model with Hand-Joint’s Feedback Mechanism Based on Reproducing Constrained Reaching Movements
Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering
three-joint arm
optimal control model
hand joint
feedback torque
constrained movement
hand posture
unconstrained movement
angular transition
resultant torque
title Validation of Human Three-Joint Arm's Optimal Control Model with Hand-Joint’s Feedback Mechanism Based on Reproducing Constrained Reaching Movements
title_full Validation of Human Three-Joint Arm's Optimal Control Model with Hand-Joint’s Feedback Mechanism Based on Reproducing Constrained Reaching Movements
title_fullStr Validation of Human Three-Joint Arm's Optimal Control Model with Hand-Joint’s Feedback Mechanism Based on Reproducing Constrained Reaching Movements
title_full_unstemmed Validation of Human Three-Joint Arm's Optimal Control Model with Hand-Joint’s Feedback Mechanism Based on Reproducing Constrained Reaching Movements
title_short Validation of Human Three-Joint Arm's Optimal Control Model with Hand-Joint’s Feedback Mechanism Based on Reproducing Constrained Reaching Movements
title_sort validation of human three joint arm apos s optimal control model with hand joint rsquo s feedback mechanism based on reproducing constrained reaching movements
topic three-joint arm
optimal control model
hand joint
feedback torque
constrained movement
hand posture
unconstrained movement
angular transition
resultant torque
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jbse/6/1/6_1_49/_pdf/-char/en
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