Title :
Dynamical role division between two subjects in a crank-rotation task
Author :
Ueha, Ryohei ; Pham, Hang T T ; Hirai, Hiroaki ; Miyazaki, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Sci. & Bioeng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
This paper discusses skillful role divisions of coordinated motion between two subjects in a crank-rotation task. The roles for coordination, called ldquospecializationrdquo, emerge from only haptic interaction between the subjects, through which each subject comes to play a specialized role without conscious understanding. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to deepen the understanding of ldquospecializationrdquo, which may be useful for improving coordination methods between humans and/or machines.
Keywords :
biomechanics; coordinated motion; crank-rotation task; dynamical role division; haptic interaction; specialization; Acceleration; Aging; Biomedical engineering; Force measurement; Haptic interfaces; Human robot interaction; Motion control; Rehabilitation robotics; Robot kinematics; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Rehabilitation Robotics, 2009. ICORR 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto International Conference Center
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3788-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1945-7898
DOI :
10.1109/ICORR.2009.5209584