Human-Like Biomechanics: A Unified Mathematical Approach to Human Biomechanics and Humanoid Robotics / Edition 1

by Vladimir G. Ivancevic, Tijana T. Ivancevic

Overview

Human-Like Biomechanics is a comprehensive introduction into modern geometrical methods to be used as a unified research approach in two apparently separate and rapidly growing fields: mathematical biomechanics and humanoid robotics.

The book contains six Chapters and an Appendix. The first Chapter is an Introduction, giving a brief review of mathematical techniques to be used in the text. The second Chapter develops geometrical basis of human-like biomechanics, while the third Chapter develops its mechanical basis, mainly from generalized Lagrangian and Hamiltonian perspective. The fourth Chapter develops topology of human-like biomechanics, while the fifth Chapter reviews related nonlinear control techniques. The sixth Chapter develops covariant biophysics of electro-muscular stimulation. The Appendix consists of two parts: classical muscular mechanics and modern path integral methods, which are both used frequently in the main text. The whole book is based on the authors’ own research papers in human-like biomechanics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789048170470
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	11/25/2010
Series:	Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering , #28
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Pages:	470
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Geometric Basis of Human–Like Biomechanics.- Mechanical Basis of Human–Like Biomechanics.- Topology of Human–Like Biomechanics.- Nonlinear Control in Human–Like Biomechanics.- Covariant Biophysics of Electro–Muscular Stimulation.