Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 9 , Pages 1827-1830 , 18 June 2010

A two-step EMG-and-optimization process to estimate muscle force during dynamic movement

  • David Amarantini

      Affiliations

    • Université de Toulouse, UPS, LAPMA, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33561558382; fax: +33561558280.
    • ,
  • Guillaume Rao

      Affiliations

    • Université de la Méditerranée, CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Mouvement E.J. Marey, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
    • ,
  • Eric Berton

      Affiliations

    • Université de la Méditerranée, CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Mouvement E.J. Marey, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France

,Accepted 15 February 2010.

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PII: S0021-9290(10)00108-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.02.025

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 9 , Pages 1827-1830 , 18 June 2010

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