@inproceedings{e16a50f989b244548e09bb438e82b76c,
title = "Stability analysis of nonlinear muscle dynamics using contraction theory",
abstract = "Biological motor control systems have a distributed, rather than centralized, architecture. Instabilities in movement, such as tremor, can in part arise from the interactions between different physiological feedback mechanisms. Contraction theory provides tools for analyzing the stability of nonlinear distributed control systems. Here we use contraction theory to investigate the stability provided by the mechanical feedback of muscle dynamics, finding that these dynamics are exponentially stable. This theoretical result complements previous computational and experimental findings regarding the efficacy of viscoelastic properties of muscle in compensating for disturbances.",
keywords = "Distributed control, Muscle, Stability",
author = "Richardson, {Andrew G.} and Tresch, {Matthew C.} and Emilio Bizzi and Slotine, {Jean Jacques E.}",
year = "2005",
doi = "10.1109/iembs.2005.1615594",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0780387406",
series = "Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "4986--4989",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 2005 27th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE-EMBS 2005",
address = "United States",
note = "2005 27th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE-EMBS 2005 ; Conference date: 01-09-2005 Through 04-09-2005",
}