AIMC Topic: Biomechanical Phenomena

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Self-organising bio-inspired reflex circuits for robust motor coordination in artificial musculoskeletal systems.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Artificial musculoskeletal systems mimic mammalian biomechanics using antagonistic muscles and rigid skeletons. They offer benefits such as adjustable stiffness, back-drivability, and muscle failure tolerance but are difficult to model and control du...

Race-Performance Parameters Differentiating World-Best From National-Level Swimmers: A Race Video Analysis and Machine-Learning Approach.

International journal of sports physiology and performance
BACKGROUND: Elite swimming performance is determined by a complex interplay of anthropometric, physiological, biomechanical, and technical factors. Previous research highlights how the 100-m freestyle demands explosive power, technical proficiency, a...

Construction of a deep learning-based predictive model to evaluate the influence of mechanical stretching stimuli on MMP-2 gene expression levels in fibroblasts.

Biomedical engineering online
BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) secretion homeostasis, governed by the multifaceted interplay of skin stretching, is a pivotal determinant influencing wound healing dynamics. This investigation endeavors to devise an artificial intelli...

Encoding flexible gait strategies in stick insects through data-driven inverse reinforcement learning.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Stick insects exhibit remarkable adaptive walking capabilities across diverse environments; however, the mechanisms underlying their gait transitions remain poorly understood. Although reinforcement learning (RL) has been employed to generate insect-...

A comparative study of ANN-based forward dynamics and inverse dynamics in human gait analysis.

Journal of biomechanics
This study investigates the similarities and differences in the analysis of human walking motion between the traditional inverse dynamics method and the forward dynamics method that employs an Artificial Neural Network (ANN)-based controller. Nine he...

Understanding whole-body inter-personal dynamics between two players using neural granger causality as the explainable artificial intelligence.

Human movement science
Understanding the dynamics of complex, whole-body interpersonal coordination behavior in humans is an important subject in behavioral science. However, due to the challenges of analyzing complex causal relationships among multiple body components wit...

Comparison of lower limb kinematic and kinetic estimation during athlete jumping between markerless and marker-based motion capture systems.

Scientific reports
Markerless motion capture (ML) systems, which utilize deep learning algorithms, have significantly expanded the applications of biomechanical analysis. Jump tests are now essential tools for athlete monitoring and injury prevention. However, the vali...

Reinforcement Learning-Driven Path Generation for Ankle Rehabilitation Robot Using Musculoskeletal-Informed Energy Optimization.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
In rehabilitation robotics, optimizing energy consumption and high interaction forces is essential to prevent unnecessary muscle fatigue and excessive joint loading as they often cause an inefficient trajectory planning and disrupt natural movement p...

Amphibious robotic dog: design, paddling gait planning, and experimental characterization.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Mammal-inspired quadruped robots excel in traversing diverse terrestrial terrains but often lack aquatic mobility, limiting their effectiveness in amphibious environments. To address this challenge, an amphibious robotic dog (ARD) was developed, inte...

Continuous Joint Kinematics Prediction Using GAT-LSTM Framework Based on Muscle Synergy and Sparse sEMG.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
sEMG signals hold significant potential for motion prediction, with promising applications in areas such as rehabilitation, sports training, and human-computer interaction. However, achieving robust prediction accuracy remains a critical challenge, a...