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Chao Ma^1,2, Wei Wu²

¹School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.

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|November 25, 2022

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This study addresses human arm movement stability using intermittent control and Markovian jumping parameters. It develops a model to ensure stable continuous movement despite control system asynchronies.

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Area of Science:

Robotics and Control Systems
Biomechanics
Systems Engineering

Background:

Human arm movement control is complex, involving intermittent motor strategies.
Asynchronous issues arise from mode mismatches in control and movement.
Markovian jumping parameters offer a framework for analyzing systems with changing dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the regulation stability of human arm continuous movement.
To model human intermittent motor control and asynchronous regulation.
To establish stability conditions and optimize the regulation gain.

Main Methods:

Utilizing Markovian jumping parameters to represent system uncertainties.
Adopting an intermittent control mechanism for human motor control strategy.
Employing model transformation and convex optimization techniques.
Analyzing asynchronous regulation due to mode mismatches.

Main Results:

Sufficient stability conditions for human arm movement were established.
A convex optimization method was used to determine the optimal regulation gain.
The developed model and approach demonstrated effectiveness through an illustrative example.

Conclusions:

The proposed model effectively addresses the regulation stability of human arm continuous movement.
The intermittent control and asynchronous regulation framework is applicable to complex biomechanical systems.
Optimized regulation gains can be achieved using convex optimization for enhanced control.