Title
Human hand modelling: kinematics, dynamics, applications.
Abstract
An overview of mathematical modelling of the human hand is given. We consider hand models from a specific background: rather than studying hands for surgical or similar goals, we target at providing a set of tools with which human grasping and manipulation capabilities can be studied, and hand functionality can be described. We do this by investigating the human hand at various levels: (1) at the level of kinematics, focussing on the movement of the bones of the hand, not taking corresponding forces into account; (2) at the musculotendon structure, i.e. by looking at the part of the hand generating the forces and thus inducing the motion; and (3) at the combination of the two, resulting in hand dynamics as well as the underlying neurocontrol. Our purpose is to not only provide the reader with an overview of current human hand modelling approaches but also to fill the gaps with recent results and data, thus allowing for an encompassing picture.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/s00422-012-0532-4
Biological Cybernetics
Keywords
Field
DocType
muscle dynamics,human hand model,hand kinematics,tendon dynamics,cadaver studies
Kinematics,Simulation,Human–computer interaction,Artificial intelligence,Engineering,Machine learning
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
106
11-12
1432-0770
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
14
1.25
11
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Agneta Gustus1141.25
Georg Stillfried2293.19
Judith Visser3141.25
Henrik Jorntell4152.99
P. Patrick Van Der Smagt527435.19