Title :
Controlling impedance at the man/machine interface
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Recent work on the dynamics of interactions between humans and machined is reviewed. An experimental apparatus for simulating virtual environments and investigating the man/machine interface is described. Relevant experiments on the mechanical impedance of the human arm are reviewed. Despite active neuromuscular feedback control, the human arm exhibits the impedance of a passive object. Preliminary results of some experiments on the adaptability of human arm impedance are presented. These results indicate limitation in the rapidity of parameter adaptation in humans
Keywords :
man-machine systems; robots; telecontrol; active neuromuscular feedback control; dynamic impedance control; experimental apparatus; human arm; man/machine interface; manipulandum; mechanical impedance; virtual environment simulation; Control systems; Feedback control; Human robot interaction; Impedance; Mechanical engineering; Motion control; Orbital robotics; Space technology; Telerobotics; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1989. Proceedings., 1989 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Scottsdale, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1938-4
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1989.100210
