Minimum-torque posture control

The positioning component of the human arm has four kinematic degrees of freedom (DOF), three of which are used to position the end-effector. The fourth DOF, here denoted $\gamma,$ does not affect the hand position (it exclusively affects the elbow position) and may thus be considered redundant. It...

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Main Author: Engelbrecht, Sascha E
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1997
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9721446