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| Introduction | |
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| About the Book | |
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| The History of Locomotion Measurement | |
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| Methodological Background | |
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| Biomechanical Modeling of the Human Body and the Inverse Dynamic Approach | |
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| Neurophysiology of Locomotion | |
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| Reciprocal Inhibition | |
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| The Placing Reaction and Reflex Reversal | |
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| Automatic Generation of Locomotor Patterns | |
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| Hierarchical Organization of Motor Control | |
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| Computational Neuroscience and Locomotion | |
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| The Peripheral Neuromuscular System | |
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| Biomechanical Modeling of Skeletal Muscle | |
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| General Properties of Locomotion Measurement Systems | |
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| Structure of a Measurement System | |
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| Analog-to-Digital Conversion of Signals | |
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| Sampling | |
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| Conversion of the Sampled Signal | |
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| Technical Realization of the Analog-to-Digital Converter | |
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| Requirements of Locomotion Measurement Systems | |
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| Measurement of Locomotion Kinematics | |
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| Exoskeletal Systems | |
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| Stereometric Methods | |
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| Stereophotogrammetric Methods | |
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| Close-Range Analytical Photogrammetry Fundamentals | |
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| The High-Speed Photography Method | |
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| Optoelectronic Methods | |
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| Light Scanning-Based Methods | |
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| Stereometric Methods--Final Considerations, Signal Processing Aspects, and Computer Vision Issues | |
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| Accelerometry | |
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| Kinematic Data Processing | |
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| Sources of Errors in Kinematic Measurements | |
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| Filtering and Numerical Differentiation of Kinematic Data | |
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| Measurement of Kinetic Variables | |
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| Ground Reaction Force Measuring Platforms | |
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| The Strain Gage Transducer-Based Platform | |
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| The Strain Gage Sensor | |
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| Platform Construction | |
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| The Piezoelectric Transducer-Based Platform | |
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| The Piezoelectric Effect | |
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| Platform Construction | |
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| Mounting the Force Platform | |
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| Applications of the Force Platform | |
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| Walking and Running | |
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| Take-Off Ability | |
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| Kinetic Signal Representation | |
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| Vector Diagram | |
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| Stabilometry | |
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| Pressure Distribution Measurement Systems | |
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| Historical Development | |
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| Solutions and Examples of Use | |
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| Platforms | |
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| Shoe Insoles | |
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| Clinical Findings and Standardization of Measurement | |
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| Measurement of Myoelectric Variables | |
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| The Neuromuscular System and Bioelectricity: A Historical Survey | |
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| The Myoelectric Signal Model | |
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| Kinesiological Electromyography | |
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| Surface Electromyography | |
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| Surface Electrodes in Electromyography | |
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| Myoelectric Signal Amplifiers | |
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| EMG Telemetry | |
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| Myoelectric Signal Processing | |
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| Time Domain Processing Methods | |
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| Processing in the Frequency Domain | |
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| Normalization | |
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| EMG Signal as an Estimate of Muscle Force | |
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| Multichannel EMG Signal Processing | |
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| Applications of Surface Electromyography | |
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| Walking and Running | |
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| Backward Somersault in Gymnastics | |
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| Comprehensive Locomotion Diagnostic Systems and Future Prospects | |
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| Comprehensive Biomechanical Measurements and Clinical Applications | |
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| Development of Methodology of Marker-Free Kinematic Measurements | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix 1 | |
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| Appendix 2 | |
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| Index | |