Title :
Optimal control in biological motor control systems
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Physiol. of the Spinal Cord, Ukrainian Acad. of Sci., Kiev, Ukraine
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Data obtained from experiments on decerebrate cats during fictive and real scratching and locomotion is discussed. It is concluded that central pattern generators are the regimens of optimal motor control system functioning and that the presence of the intrinsic model of the object in such a system is the natural consequence of its optimality. The spinal optimal control system is capable of controlling movements of both postural and rhythmic types by using the same functional mechanism.<>
Keywords :
biocontrol; biomechanics; neurophysiology; optimal control; biological motor control systems; central pattern generators; decerebrate cats; fictive scratching; intrinsic model; locomotion; postural movements; real scratching; rhythmic movements; spinal optimal control system; Animals; Biological system modeling; Control systems; Deafness; Feedback control; Motor drives; Neurofeedback; Optimal control; Physiology; Scheduling;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
