Human Robotics: Neuromechanics and Motor Control (Mit Press) - Softcover

Burdet, Etienne; Franklin, David W.; Milner, Theodore E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262536412 ISBN 13: 9780262536417

Publisher: The MIT Press, 2018

Synopsis

A synthesis of biomechanics and neural control that draws on recent advances in robotics to address control problems solved by the human sensorimotor system.

This book proposes a transdisciplinary approach to investigating human motor control that synthesizes musculoskeletal biomechanics and neural control. The authors argue that this integrated approach―which uses the framework of robotics to understand sensorimotor control problems―offers a more complete and accurate description than either a purely neural...

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About the Author

Etienne Burdet is Professor of Human Robotics in the Department of Bioengineering at the Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, London.

Review

An outstanding resource for learning the fundamentals of computational motor control.

―Reza Shadmehr, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

This book targets advanced undergraduate and graduate students in engineering, kinesiology, motor control, and computational neuroscience. A novel feature is that it embeds ideas about robotics and robotic controls into the broader framework of human motor control, helping the reader understand the mechanical and computational analogies between...

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Edition details

• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0262536412
• ISBN 13: 9780262536417
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 296