M. Batman et R. Seliktar, CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMAN JOINT IMPEDANCE DURING IMPULSIVE MOTION, Journal of electromyography and kinesiology, 3(4), 1993, pp. 221-230
The objective of the present work is to make use of the limited existi
ng information on human joint impedance and to supplement and refine i
t synthetically, by means of simulation. A modular concept was applied
to the construction of a joint model. The basic module was an individ
ual revolute joint which was constrained by four resistive elements. T
he module was adapted to represent the different anatomical joints by
specifying their corresponding mechanical parameters. The modular join
t model was tested by incorporating it into a two dimensional whole bo
dy model and subjecting it to known impulsive conditions such as those
reported in literature with regard to vehicular collision. Fine tunin
g was done by examining the sensitivity of the human model kinematic r
esponse to variation of the joint parameters. The whole body model was
simulated with the aid of the ADAMS computer code. A comparison of th
e existing experimental data related to the sled test performed on a H
ybrid III dummy with synthetic collision results showed good agreement
.