Human-Like Biomechanics: A Unified Mathematical Approach to Human Biomechanics and Humanoid Robotics Contributor(s): Ivancevic, Vladimir G. (Author), Ivancevic, Tijana T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9048170478 ISBN-13: 9789048170470 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Applied - Technology & Engineering | Biomedical - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational |
Dewey: 612.76 |
Series: Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Eng |
Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.49 lbs) 470 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |