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Simulation of head movement trajectories: model and fit to main sequence

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A sixth order nonlinear model for horizontal head rotations in humans is presented and investigated using experimental results on head movement trajectories and neck muscle EMG. The controller signals, structured in accordance with time optimal control theory, are parameterized, and controller signal parameter variations show a dominating influence on different aspects of the head movement trajectory. The model fits the common head acceleration types over a wide range of amplitudes, and also less common (dynamic overshoot) trajectories.

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  1. Department of Engineering Science, Physiological Optics and Neurology, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, CA, USA

    S. Lehman & L. Stark

  2. Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Martinistrasse 52, D-2000, Hamburg 20, Federal Republic of Germany

    W. H. Zangemeister

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On leave from Department of Neurology, University of Hamburg, F.R.G.; supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Bonn, FRG

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Zangemeister, W.H., Lehman, S. & Stark, L. Simulation of head movement trajectories: model and fit to main sequence. Biol. Cybern. 41, 19–32 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01836124

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Keywords

  • Control Theory
  • Nonlinear Model
  • Signal Parameter
  • Main Sequence
  • Head Rotation