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Simple neuro-mechanical measure of the locomotor skill: an example of backward somersault
V Medved1, S Tonkovíc, M Cifrek
1Faculty of Physical Education, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
Medical Progress Through Technology
|May 1, 1995
Abstract:
We have studied skilled human locomotions in sports gymnastics by measurement and analysis of ground reaction force and myoelectric signals. Assuming the quality of performance to be a skill level criterion acquired signals were mathematically analyzed via basic signal processing and cross-correlation methods. The study of backward somersault yielded quantitative criteria of performance, proposing an original measure-an inter-muscular cross-correlation function. Besides motor learning, the quantification of movement skill introduced here also relates to possible applications in biocybernetics, robotics and rehabilitation medicine.