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Title: A computational model of the human hand 93-ERI-053

Abstract

The objectives of the Computational Hand Modeling project were to prove the feasibility of the Laboratory`s NIKE3D finite element code to orthopaedic problems. Because of the great complexity of anatomical structures and the nonlinearity of their behavior, we have focused on a subset of joints of the hand and lower extremity and have developed algorithms to model their behavior. The algorithms developed here solve fundamental problems in computational biomechanics and can be expanded to describe any other joints of the human body. This kind of computational modeling has never successfully been attempted before, due in part to a lack of biomaterials data and a lack of computational resources. With the computational resources available at the National Laboratories and the collaborative relationships we have established with experimental and other modeling laboratories, we have been in a position to pursue our innovative approach to biomechanical and orthopedic modeling.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
221035
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID-123626
ON: DE96009736
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; 99 MATHEMATICS, COMPUTERS, INFORMATION SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, LAW, MISCELLANEOUS; HANDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING; MANIPULATORS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; N CODES; ALGORITHMS; ROBOTS

Citation Formats

Hollerbach, K, and Axelrod, T. A computational model of the human hand 93-ERI-053. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/221035.
Hollerbach, K, & Axelrod, T. A computational model of the human hand 93-ERI-053. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/221035
Hollerbach, K, and Axelrod, T. 1996. "A computational model of the human hand 93-ERI-053". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/221035. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/221035.
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title = {A computational model of the human hand 93-ERI-053},
author = {Hollerbach, K and Axelrod, T},
abstractNote = {The objectives of the Computational Hand Modeling project were to prove the feasibility of the Laboratory`s NIKE3D finite element code to orthopaedic problems. Because of the great complexity of anatomical structures and the nonlinearity of their behavior, we have focused on a subset of joints of the hand and lower extremity and have developed algorithms to model their behavior. The algorithms developed here solve fundamental problems in computational biomechanics and can be expanded to describe any other joints of the human body. This kind of computational modeling has never successfully been attempted before, due in part to a lack of biomaterials data and a lack of computational resources. With the computational resources available at the National Laboratories and the collaborative relationships we have established with experimental and other modeling laboratories, we have been in a position to pursue our innovative approach to biomechanical and orthopedic modeling.},
doi = {10.2172/221035},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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