Biomechanics : Proceeding of the First Rock Island Arsenal Biomechanics Symposium April 5–6, 1967

Front Matter....Pages i-vii Keynote Address — The Army Looks at Biomechanics....Pages 1-3 Design for Living....Pages 5-13 An Evaluation of the Kinematics of Gait by Minimum Energy....Pages 15-26 A Prosthetic Device with Automatic Proportional Control of Grasp....Pages 27-38 Humanoid Cover-Seeking and Obstacle-Avoidance Functions....Pages 39-49 Walking Machine Studies and Force-Feedback Controls....Pages 51-64 Leonardo da Vinci — The Bio-mechanician....Pages 65-74 What’s Inside the Outside?....Pages 75-80 Biocontrol Systems in Food Intake....Pages 81-93 Dynamic Shape Recognition....Pages 95-104 Theory of Human Vibration Response and its Application to Vehicle Design....Pages 105-118 Biological Prototypes, Design and Environments....Pages 119-127 Central Issues Concerning the Nervous Periphery....Pages 129-137 Realizable Models of Muscle Function....Pages 139-147 Seeking Mathematical Models for Skilled Actions....Pages 149-180 Control of Posture and Motion....Pages 181-185 Back Matter....Pages 187-194