Preface
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multiple functions as motor, clutch, and brake in order to meet the requirements of normal human walking.
Applications of robotics technology to biological problems are addressed in
the last part, which consists of Chapters 14, 15, and 16. Chapter 14 copes with
mathematical modeling of brain circuitry during cerebellar movement control by characterizing incoming and outgoing signals of individual neurons
during sensory activation. This is a typical example of using an engineering
model to investigate the behaviors of biological systems. Chapter 15 presents
a rehabilitation system for recovery of motor function of human hands after
injury. The design of the system is based on a mechanical model of human
fingers. Chapter 16 studies gaze and movement behaviors of human eyes in
human–robot interactions for the design of a human-likeness vision system
for robots.
The editors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the authors of
all of the chapters in this book. We are also grateful to Li-Ming Leong and
Jocelyn Banks-Kyle of CRC Press and Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific for their
invaluable comments and help in proposing and preparing this book. It was
the greatest pleasure to work with the authors and the editorial staff and to
learn from them while working on this exciting project.
Yunhui Liu
Dong Sun
City University of Hong Kong
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multiple functions as motor, clutch, and brake in order to meet the requirements of normal human walking.
Applications of robotics technology to biological problems are addressed in
the last part, which consists of Chapters 14, 15, and 16. Chapter 14 copes with
mathematical modeling of brain circuitry during cerebellar movement control by characterizing incoming and outgoing signals of individual neurons
during sensory activation. This is a typical example of using an engineering
model to investigate the behaviors of biological systems. Chapter 15 presents
a rehabilitation system for recovery of motor function of human hands after
injury. The design of the system is based on a mechanical model of human
fingers. Chapter 16 studies gaze and movement behaviors of human eyes in
human–robot interactions for the design of a human-likeness vision system
for robots.
The editors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the authors of
all of the chapters in this book. We are also grateful to Li-Ming Leong and
Jocelyn Banks-Kyle of CRC Press and Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific for their
invaluable comments and help in proposing and preparing this book. It was
the greatest pleasure to work with the authors and the editorial staff and to
learn from them while working on this exciting project.
Yunhui Liu
Dong Sun
City University of Hong Kong