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Voluntary and reflexive muscle activation of the human elbow joint is investigated by both subject tests and numerical simulations. A jerk loading is applied to extend the elbow joint with different muscle tensing and pre-recognition conditions. Inter- and Intra-subject variations of the hand displacement are analyzed for an objective assessment of the active response at the elbow joint to the external perturbation. A finite element elbow model is developed using passive kinematic joint elements and active torques which have PID (Proportional–integral–derivative) close loop control. The simulation result from this FE model is compared with test results and shows a good correlation.
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This paper is an extended version of “Active Elbow Joint Model” presented at First Japanese Modelica Conference, 2016, which has been reproduced with the permission from Linköping University Electronic Press
Manyong Han is a Ph.D. candidate at Digital Human Lab, Mechanical System Design Engineering Department of Hongik University.
Hyung Yun Choi is a Professor at Digital Human Lab, Mechanical System Design Engineering Department of Hongik University.
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Han, M., Choi, H.Y. Elbow joint model with active muscle force. J Mech Sci Technol 30, 5847–5853 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-016-1155-9
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