Human-Like Biomechanics

by Vladimir G. Ivancevic; Tijana T. Ivancevic

• ISBN13: 9781402041174
• ISBN10: 1402041179
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-01-11
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface

Glossary of Frequently Used Symbols

Introduction

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

Appendix

References

Index

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