A BIOMECHANICAL MODEL FOR FLEXION TORQUES OF HUMAN ARM MUSCLES AS A FUNCTION OF ELBOW ANGLE

被引:61
作者
VANZUYLEN, EJ
VANVELZEN, A
VANDERGON, JJD
机构
[1] Department of Medical and Physiological Physics, University of Utrecht, 3584 CC Utrecht, Netherlands
关键词
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - Muscle - BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - Electromyography;
D O I
10.1016/0021-9290(88)90168-6
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
The contribution that a muscle makes to a torque in a certain direction depends, among other things, on the length and on the mechanical advantage of the muscle. In this study a simple model is presented which enables us to calculate the torques exerted by elbow flexor muscles as a function of elbow angle. The model is tested and verified with a method of spike triggered averaging.
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页码:183 / 190
页数:8
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