System Identification of Multidimensional Shoulder Impedance During Volitional Contractions

David B. Lipps, Emma M. Baillargeon, Daniel Ludvig, Eric J. Perreault

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Abstract

The shoulder is stabilized by passive structures and active muscle forces, but it is unknown how these factors interact to regulate three-dimensional (3D) joint mechanics during volitional contractions. Therefore, the objective of this study was to quantify the 3D impedance of the shoulder. Nonparametric identification was used to determine model structure; these estimates were described well by 3D inertial, viscosity, and elastic parameterizations. Our results show the elastic component is anisotropic and dependent on the patterns of volitional activation. Importantly, the shoulder muscles provide significant mechanical coupling between different degrees of freedom. We conclude that quantitative assessments of 3D shoulder mechanics may provide a more complete description of joint function.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1369-1374
Number of pages6
JournalIFAC-PapersOnLine
Volume48
Issue number28
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Funding

We acknowledge the assistance of Tim Haswell and Hyunglae Lee and funding from National Institutes of Health grants T32-HD07418 and R01-NS053813.

Keywords

  • System identification
  • impedance
  • inertia
  • linear systems
  • physiological models
  • viscous damping

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering

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