Measurement of human locomotion. (©2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Human locomotion
• Further Information: Note: Vladimir Medved.
• Other Names: Medved, Vladimir
• Contents: INTRODUCTION; About the Book; The History of Locomotion Measurement; METHODOLOGICAL BACKGROUND; Biomechanical Modeling of the Human Body and the Inverse Dynamic Approach; Neurophysiology of Locomotion; Reciprocal Inhibition; The Placing Reaction and Reflex Reversal; Automatic Generation of Locomotor Patterns; Hierarchical Organization of Motor Control; Computational Neuroscience and Locomotion; The Peripheral Neuromuscular System; Biomechanical Modeling of Skeletal Muscle; GENERAL PROPERTIES OF LOCOMOTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; Structure of a Measurement System; Analog-To-Digital Conversion of Signals; Sampling; Conversion of the Sampled Signal; Realization of the Analog-to-Digital Converter; The Requirement on Locomotion Measurement Systems; MEASUREMENT OF LOCOMOTION KINEMATICS; Exoskeletal Systems; Stereometric Methods; Stereophotogrammetric Methods; Close-Range Analytical Photogrammetry Fundamentals; The High-Speed Photography Method; Optoelectronic Methods; Light Scanning-Based Methods; Stereometric Methods--Final Considerations, Signal Processing Aspects, and Computer Vision Issues; Accelerometry; Kinematic Data Processing; Sources of Errors in Kinematic Measurements; Filtering and Numerical Differentiation of Kinematic Data; MEASUREMENT OF KINETIC VARIABLES; Ground Reaction Force Measuring Platforms; The Strain Gage Transducer-Based Platform; The Strain Gage Sensor; Platform Construction; Piezoelectric Transducer-Based Platform; The Piezoelectric Effect; Platform Construction; Mounting the Force Platform; Applications of the Force Platform; Walking and Running; Take-off Ability; Kinetic Signal Representation; Vector Diagram; Stabilometry; Pressure Distribution Measurement Systems; Historical Development; Solutions and Examples of Use; Platforms; Shoe Insoles; Clinical Findings and Standardization of Measurement; MEASUREMENT OF MYOELECTRIC VARIABLES; The NeuroMuscular System and Bioelectricity: A Historical Survey; The Myoelectric Signal Model; Kinesiological Electromyography; Surface Electromyography; Surface Electrodes in Electromyography; Myoelectric Signal Amplifiers; EMG Telemetry; Myoelectric Signal Processing; Time Domain Processing Methods; Processing in the Frequency Domain; Normalization; EMG Signal as an Estimate of Muscle Force; Multichannel EMG Signal Processing; Applications of Surface Electromyography; Walking and Running; Backward Somersault in Gymnastics; COMPREHENSIVE LOCOMOTION DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS; Comprehensive Biomechanical Measurement and Clinical Applications; Development of Methodology of Marker-Free Kinematic Measurements
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Copyright Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 255 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 612.7/6/0287; Human locomotion -- Measurement; Movement disorders -- Diagnosis; Locomotion; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electrophysiology; MEDICAL -- Physiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology; Human locomotion -- Measurement; Movement disorders -- Diagnosis; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420036985
• Related ISBNs: 142003698X; 0849376750
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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