Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 12 , Pages 2249-2253 , 26 August 2010

Handwriting: Hand–pen contact force synergies in circle drawing tasks

  • Jae Kun Shim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
    • Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Graduate Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
    • Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Yongin 446-701, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Kinesiology; Fischell Department of Bioengineering; Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. Tel.: +13014059240; fax: +13014055578.
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  • Alexander W. Hooke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
    • ,
  • You-Sin Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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  • Jaebum Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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  • Sohit Karol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
    • ,
  • Yoon Hyuk Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Yongin 446-701, Republic of Korea

,Accepted 16 April 2010.

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PII: S0021-9290(10)00245-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.04.033

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 12 , Pages 2249-2253 , 26 August 2010

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