Human-Like Biomechanics

Human-Like Biomechanics is a comprehensive introduction into modern geometrical methods to be used as a unified research approach in two apparently separate and rapidly growing fields: mathematical biomechanics and humanoid robotics.The book contains six Chapters and an Appendix. The first Chapter is an Introduction, giving a brief review of mathematical techniques to be used in the text. The second Chapter develops geometrical basis of human-like biomechanics, while the third Chapter develops its mechanical basis, mainly from generalized Lagrangian and Hamiltonian perspective. The fourth Chapter develops topology of human-like biomechanics, while the fifth Chapter reviews related nonlinear control techniques. The sixth Chapter develops covariant biophysics of electro-muscular stimulation. The Appendix consists of two parts: classical muscular mechanics and modern path integral methods, which are both used frequently in the main text. The whole book is based on the authors' own research papers in human-like biomechanics. TOC:Preface. 0. Glossary of Frequently Used Symbols.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Geometric Basis of Human-Like Biomechanics.- 3. Mechanical Basis of Human-Like Biomechanics.- 4. Topology of Human-Like Biomechanics.- 5. Nonlinear Control in Human-Like Biomechanics.- 6. Covariant Biophysics of Electro-Muscular Stimulation.- Appendix. References. Index.