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Computers in rehabilitative biomechanics

Computers in rehabilitative biomechanics C0MPU7ER5 1N RE11A81L17A71VE 810~ECHAN1C5 Ray Vander6y, Jr., Ph.D0 and Av1na5h Patwardhan, Ph.D. Reha6111tat10n Re5earch and Deve10pment Veteran5 Adm1n15trat10n Med1ca1 Center H1ne5, 1111n015 1N7R0DUC710N 810mechan1c5, a5 the name w0u1d 1mp1y, 15 the app11cat10n 0f the pr1nc1p1e5 0f en91neer1n9 mechan1c5 t0 6101091ca1 med1a. 1n th15 5en5e, 1t 15 the 5tudy 0f the human 60dy a5 a 5y5tem 0perat1n9 under tw0 5et5 0f 1aw5: the 1aw5 0f Newt0n1an 0r ¢ ¢c1a551ca1 ¢ ¢ mechan1c5 and the 6101091ca1 1aw5 0f 11fe. 7he cha11en9e5 here, 1n under5tand1n9 and de5cr161n9 6101091ca1 phen0mena 1n term5 0f en91neer1n9 mechan1c5, are en0rm0u5. 7he human 60dy 15 5uff1c1ent1y c0mp1ex and un14ue that 1t ha5 91ven r15e t0 a wh01e new c1a55 0f pr061em5 that have heret0f0re never 6een enc0untered. 7hu5, 1n 0ne 5en5e, 610mechan1c5 15 a very the0ret1ca1 and a65tract f1e1d. A f1e1d 1n wh1ch 0ne attempt5 t0 9arner 1nf0rmat10n fr0m 1nade4uate exper1ment5 (1nade4uate 6ecau5e 0f the d1ff1cu1ty te5t1n9 11ve t155ue) and u5e th15 1nf0rmat10n t0 de5cr16e p00r1y under5t00d 6ehav10r. 7hu5, 0ne attempt5 t0 der1ve a 5et 0f mean1n9fu1 e4uat10n5 wh1ch, f0r the m05t part, defy exact 501ut10n even 1n 51mp11f1ed f0rm. 5uch a per5pect1ve 0f 610mechan1c5 repre5ent5 0ne end 0f the 5pectrum. At the 0ther end 610mechan1c5 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped Association for Computing Machinery

Computers in rehabilitative biomechanics

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C0MPU7ER5 1N RE11A81L17A71VE 810~ECHAN1C5 Ray Vander6y, Jr., Ph.D0 and Av1na5h Patwardhan, Ph.D. Reha6111tat10n Re5earch and Deve10pment Veteran5 Adm1n15trat10n Med1ca1 Center H1ne5, 1111n015 1N7R0DUC710N 810mechan1c5, a5 the name w0u1d 1mp1y, 15 the app11cat10n 0f the pr1nc1p1e5 0f en91neer1n9 mechan1c5 t0 6101091ca1 med1a. 1n th15 5en5e, 1t 15 the 5tudy 0f the human 60dy a5 a 5y5tem 0perat1n9 under tw0 5et5 0f 1aw5: the 1aw5 0f Newt0n1an 0r ¢ ¢c1a551ca1 ¢ ¢ mechan1c5 and the 6101091ca1 1aw5 0f 11fe. 7he cha11en9e5 here, 1n under5tand1n9 and de5cr161n9 6101091ca1 phen0mena 1n term5 0f en91neer1n9 mechan1c5, are en0rm0u5. 7he human 60dy 15 5uff1c1ent1y c0mp1ex and un14ue that 1t ha5 91ven r15e t0 a wh01e new c1a55 0f pr061em5 that have heret0f0re never 6een enc0untered. 7hu5, 1n 0ne 5en5e, 610mechan1c5 15 a very the0ret1ca1 and a65tract f1e1d. A f1e1d 1n wh1ch 0ne attempt5 t0 9arner 1nf0rmat10n fr0m 1nade4uate exper1ment5 (1nade4uate 6ecau5e 0f the d1ff1cu1ty te5t1n9 11ve t155ue) and u5e th15 1nf0rmat10n t0 de5cr16e p00r1y under5t00d 6ehav10r. 7hu5, 0ne attempt5 t0 der1ve a 5et 0f mean1n9fu1 e4uat10n5 wh1ch, f0r the m05t part, defy exact 501ut10n even 1n 51mp11f1ed f0rm. 5uch a per5pect1ve 0f 610mechan1c5 repre5ent5 0ne end 0f the 5pectrum. At the 0ther end 610mechan1c5

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ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped – Association for Computing Machinery

Published: Jan 31, 1983

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