A magnetic measurement device for the kinematic analysis of unrestrained human hand movements
| Autor: | J. Kohler, C. Isenberg, P.W. Schönle, B. Conrad |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Computer science
Acoustics 0206 medical engineering Transmitter Parkinson Disease Signal Processing Computer-Assisted 02 engineering and technology Kinematics Hand 020601 biomedical engineering Hand movements Magnetic field 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine Electromagnetic Fields Measurement device Microcomputers Motor Skills Temporal resolution Reaction Time Humans Electromagnetic Phenomena 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Behavioural brain research. 37(2) |
| ISSN: | 0166-4328 |
| Popis: | A magnetic measurement device is described which was constructed to study human hand- and finger-movements. The system overcomes some problems frequently arising in the study of finger grip movements. It allows the simultaneous recording of several positions which cannot be observed with optical devices because they are hidden by other parts of the limb. Trajectories are recorded using small receiver coils moving in an alternating magnetic field of 3 transmitter coils. The performance of subject's movements is not significantly disturbed. A high sampling rate and a lack of mechanical damping permit a high temporal resolution which can analyze rapid movements. Subjects are not exposed to any biological risk or discomfort. Thus, a recording session can be repeated numerous times. The results obtained from this type of apparatus may allow quantification of the course of progressing diseases and to study the effects of remediation. |
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