Ebook: Biomechanics: Proceeding of the First Rock Island Arsenal Biomechanics Symposium April 5–6, 1967

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Keynote Address — The Army Looks at Biomechanics....Pages 1-3
Design for Living....Pages 5-13
An Evaluation of the Kinematics of Gait by Minimum Energy....Pages 15-26
A Prosthetic Device with Automatic Proportional Control of Grasp....Pages 27-38
Humanoid Cover-Seeking and Obstacle-Avoidance Functions....Pages 39-49
Walking Machine Studies and Force-Feedback Controls....Pages 51-64
Leonardo da Vinci — The Bio-mechanician....Pages 65-74
What’s Inside the Outside?....Pages 75-80
Biocontrol Systems in Food Intake....Pages 81-93
Dynamic Shape Recognition....Pages 95-104
Theory of Human Vibration Response and its Application to Vehicle Design....Pages 105-118
Biological Prototypes, Design and Environments....Pages 119-127
Central Issues Concerning the Nervous Periphery....Pages 129-137
Realizable Models of Muscle Function....Pages 139-147
Seeking Mathematical Models for Skilled Actions....Pages 149-180
Control of Posture and Motion....Pages 181-185
Back Matter....Pages 187-194

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Keynote Address — The Army Looks at Biomechanics....Pages 1-3
Design for Living....Pages 5-13
An Evaluation of the Kinematics of Gait by Minimum Energy....Pages 15-26
A Prosthetic Device with Automatic Proportional Control of Grasp....Pages 27-38
Humanoid Cover-Seeking and Obstacle-Avoidance Functions....Pages 39-49
Walking Machine Studies and Force-Feedback Controls....Pages 51-64
Leonardo da Vinci — The Bio-mechanician....Pages 65-74
What’s Inside the Outside?....Pages 75-80
Biocontrol Systems in Food Intake....Pages 81-93
Dynamic Shape Recognition....Pages 95-104
Theory of Human Vibration Response and its Application to Vehicle Design....Pages 105-118
Biological Prototypes, Design and Environments....Pages 119-127
Central Issues Concerning the Nervous Periphery....Pages 129-137
Realizable Models of Muscle Function....Pages 139-147
Seeking Mathematical Models for Skilled Actions....Pages 149-180
Control of Posture and Motion....Pages 181-185
Back Matter....Pages 187-194
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