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Optimal trajectory formation of constrained human arm reaching movements

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Opening a door, turning a steering wheel, and rotating a coffee mill are typical examples of human movements that are constrained by the physical environment. The constraints decrease the mobility of the human arm and lead to redundancy in the distribution of actuator forces (either joint torques or muscle forces). Due to this actuator redundancy, there is an infinite number of ways to form a specific arm trajectory. However, humans form trajectories in a unique way. How do humans resolve the redundancy of the constrained motions and specify the hand trajectory? To investigate this problem, we examine human arm movements in a crank-rotation task. To explain the trajectory formation in constrained point-to-point motions, we propose a combined criterion minimizing the hand contact force change and the actuating force change over the course of movement. Our experiments show a close matching between predicted and experimental data.

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  1. Sensorimotor Coordination, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Munich, Germany

    Ken Ohta & Rafael Laboissière

  2. Bio-Mimetic Control Research Center, RIKEN, Nagoya, Japan

    Mikhail M. Svinin, ZhiWei Luo & Shigeyuki Hosoe

  3. Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

    Shigeyuki Hosoe

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Ohta, K., Svinin, M., Luo, Z. et al. Optimal trajectory formation of constrained human arm reaching movements. Biol. Cybern. 91, 23–36 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-004-0491-5

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