Applied Biomechatronics Using Mathematical Models

Applied Biomechatronics Using Mathematical Models provides an appropriate methodology to detect and measure diseases and injuries related to human kinematics and kinetics. This book features mathematical models that, when applied to engineering principles and techniques in the medical field, can be used in assistive devices that work with bodily signals. This book covers the use of data in the kinematics and kinetics analysis of the human body, including musculoskeletal kinetics, as well as joints and their relationship to the central nervous system (CNS). The human body is a complex network of symbiotic systems, in which the skeletal system and the muscular system work together as the framework for the body and allow movement controlled by the CNS. Injuries or diseases that affect the CNS can cause permanent loss of function and/or disability. With the use of appropriate electronic sensors at specific areas connected to bio-instruments, we can obtain enough information to create a mathematical model for assistive devices by analyzing the kinematics and kinetics of the human body. The mathematical models developed in this book can provide more effective devices for use in aiding and improving the function of the body in relation to a variety of injuries and diseases.

• The only book that focuses on the mathematical modeling of human kinematics and kinetics
• Learn how to obtain results faster and more easily with these mathematical models
• Access additional content including MATLAB examples through the book's companion website