Biomechanics of Anthropomorphic Systems

Promotes interdisciplinary research on anthropomorphic systems at large and on humanoid robotics in particular
Presents recent research from roboticists and researchers in biomechanics
Written by experts in the field

Inhalt
Foreword.- Should anthropomorphic systems beredundant?.- From Biomechanics to Robotics.- Multibody optimisations: from kinematic constraints to knee contact forces and ligament forces.- Creating personalized dynamic models.- Optimality and modularity in human movement: from optimal control to muscle synergies.- Human Movements: Synergies, Stability, and Agility.- Motor compositionality and timing: combined geometrical and optimization approaches.- Review of Anthropomorphic Head Stabilisation and Verticality Estimation in Robots.- The Physics and Control of Balancing on a Point in the Plane.- Design and Control of a passive noise rejecting Variable Stiffness Actuator.- Bipedal locomotion: a continuous tradeoff between robustness and energy-efficiency.- An overview of humanoid robots technologies.