Motion Reproduction Research Articles

Knee joint position sense and kinematic control in relation to motor competency in 13 to 14-year-old adolescents

BackgroundMotor competence (MC) is a key component reflecting one’s ability to execute motor tasks and is an important predictor of physical fitness. For adolescents, understanding the factors affecting MC is pertinent to their development of more sophisticated sporting skills. Previous studies considered the influence of poor proprioceptive ability on MC, however, the relationship between lower limb joint position sense, kinematic control, and MC is not well understood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the relation between joint position sense and kinematic control with MC in adolescents during a lower limb movement reproduction task.MethodsThis study was a cross-sectional design. Young people (n = 427, 196 girls and 231 boys) aged 13 to 14 years were recruited. A movement reproduction task was used to assess joint position sense and kinematic control, while the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (mABC-2) was used to assess MC. In this study, participants were categorized into the Typically Developed (TD, n = 231) and Probable Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD, n = 80) groups for further analysis of joint position sense, kinematic control, and MC between groups.ResultsKinematic data, specifically normalized jerk, showed a significant correlation with MC. There was no correlation between knee joint position sense and MC, and no group differences between DCD and TD were found.ConclusionsJoint position sense should not be used as a measure to distinguish TD and DCD. Rather than joint position sense, control of kinematic movement has a greater influence on the coordination of the lower limbs in adolescents. Movement control training should be implemented in the clinical setting to target kinematic control, rather than focus on joint position sense practice, to improve motor competency.Trial Registration IdentifierNCT03150784. Registered 12 May 2017, https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03150784.

Short-Term Reproduction of Active Movement with Visual Feedback and Passive Movement with a Therapist’s Hands

Reproducing instructed movements is crucial for practice in motor learning. In this study, we compared the short-term reproduction of active pelvis movements with visual feedback and passive movement with the therapist’s hands in an upright stance. Sixteen healthy males (M age = 34.1; SD = 10.2 years) participated in this study. In one condition, healthy males maintained an upright stance while a physical therapist moved the participant’s pelvis (passive movement instruction), and in a second condition, the participant actively moved their pelvis with visual feedback of the target and the online trajectory of the center of pressure (active movement instruction). Reproduction errors (displacement of the center of pressure in the medial–lateral axis) 10 s after the passive movement instruction were significantly greater than after the active movement instruction (p < 0.001), but this difference disappeared 30 s after the instruction (p = 0.118). Error of movement reproduction in the anterior–posterior axis after the passive movement instruction was significantly greater than after the active movement instruction, no matter how long the retention interval was between the instruction and reproduction phases (p = 0.025). Taken together, active pelvis movements with visual feedback, rather than passive movement with the therapist’s hand, is better to be used for instructing pelvis movements.

Exploring movement reproduction in three-dimensional space: A comparative pilot study among people with visual impairment

Teaching physiotherapy in a higher education institution for visually impaired students requires adjustments. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of vision on the quality of upper limb movement reproduction. We analysed the replication of a simple movement along three spatial axes: X, Y, and Z, corresponding to movements in horizontal, vertical, and depth dimensions, respectively. The findings reveal that all three groups (blind, visual impairment, and sighted) exhibited significantly larger errors when reproducing movements along the Z-axis compared to the X and Y axes. Both blind and sighted participants obtained similar results, while visually impaired participants significantly differed from the sighted participants. Specifically, visually impaired participants demonstrated overproduction, compared to sighted participants. These results indicate that individuals in the visually impaired group, who still retain some visual ability, face greater challenges in reproducing movements across all three spatial dimensions compared to both the blind and sighted groups. Therefore, when teaching the practice of physiotherapy, it appears essential to take into account the degree of vision (visual impairment and blindness) and particular attention must be paid to visually impaired students.

A Novel Approach to Coupling Terms to Avoid Obstacles in a Manipulator Movement Reproduction

A Novel Approach to Coupling Terms to Avoid Obstacles in a Manipulator Movement Reproduction

The human somatosensory cortex contributes to the encoding of newly learned movements

Recent studies have indicated somatosensory cortex involvement in motor learning and retention. However, the nature of its contribution is unknown. One possibility is that the somatosensory cortex is transiently engaged during movement. Alternatively, there may be durable learning-related changes which would indicate sensory participation in the encoding of learned movements. These possibilities are dissociated by disrupting the somatosensory cortex following learning, thus targeting learning-related changes which may have occurred. If changes to the somatosensory cortex contribute to retention, which, in effect, means aspects of newly learned movements are encoded there, disruption of this area once learning is complete should lead to an impairment. Participants were trained to make movements while receiving rotated visual feedback. The primary motor cortex (M1) and the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) were targeted for continuous theta-burst stimulation, while stimulation over the occipital cortex served as a control. Retention was assessed using active movement reproduction, or recognition testing, which involved passive movements produced by a robot. Disruption of the somatosensory cortex resulted in impaired motor memory in both tests. Suppression of the motor cortex had no impact on retention as indicated by comparable retention levels in control and motor cortex conditions. The effects were learning specific. When stimulation was applied to S1 following training with unrotated feedback, movement direction, the main dependent variable, was unaltered. Thus, the somatosensory cortex is part of a circuit that contributes to retention, consistent with the idea that aspects of newly learned movements, possibly learning-updated sensory states (new sensory targets) which serve to guide movement, may be encoded there.

Design and optimization of a new integrated hip and knee prosthesis structure.

Conventional hip disarticulation prostheses (HDPs) are passive devices with separate joint structures, limiting amputees' ability to control and resulting in abnormal gait patterns. This study introduces a new HDP integrating the hip and knee joints for amputees' natural gait. The new HDP restores the physiological rotation center of the hip with a remote center of motion (RCM) structure, and simulates the knee motion with a four-bar structure. Nonlinear programming was employed to optimize the hip-knee joint structure. A hybrid multi-objective drive structure with a series-parallel connection was also designed to ensure motion synergy between the hip and knee joints. Finally, a prototype of the prosthesis was tested using the HDP test system. The optimization results demonstrate that the new HDP accurately restores the rotation center of the femur in amputees, with the knee's instantaneous center of rotation (ICR) trajectory closely resembling that of the human knee (Pearson correlation coefficient is 0.999). The study shows that the new HDP achieves a motion reproduction accuracy of over 95% for the human hip joint at walking speeds above 1.5 km/h, 38% higher than conventional prosthesis. Similarly, at the same walking speed, the new HDP replicates the motion of the human knee at 82.89%, surpassing conventional prosthesis by 57.85%. The new HDP restores symmetry and replicates synergistic movement in amputees' lower limbs, exhibiting superior movement characteristics compared to conventional prostheses. This innovative HDP has the potential to enhance the quality of life for amputees.

Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and Its Implementation in Markeso Mudo's Garingan Ludrukan Monologue

This paper aims to create works of art with Bandura's social cognitive theory approach consisting of a) Attention (attention), b) Retention, c) Motion Reproduction and d) Motivation as a foundation in the creative process of art learning in monologue courses in the Drama Concentration, Drama, Dance and Music Education Study Program (Sendratasik) Faculty of Language and Arts, Surabaya State University. This lecture is a type of practice with a total of 4 credits, students are directed to practice directly through various methods, strategies and competency content contained in the course. The focus in the current discussion is to practice the Monologue Ludrukan Garingan Markeso Mudo is a competency achievement that will be obtained by students if the stages can be carried out according to the procedure. The implementation of the Ludrukan Garingan Markeso Mudo Monologue is simulated in public spaces targeting crowded places such as markets, stalls or other public spaces that are in accordance with the needs of the actor's concept. The application of Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory as a tool to produce student process space in obtaining structured steps before implementing in the Monologue Ludrukan Garingan Markeso Mudo. Finally, it can obtain a good implementation formulation in practice in the field

A fast water-slide layout approach using smooth surfaces, Saint Venant’s stationary water streamline, and passenger sliding interaction – theory, implementation, and validation

Water-slide manufacturers are constantly searching for innovative designs that maximize the rider’s fun while complying with safety requirements. However, the current state-of-the-art does not offer any simulation tool capable of aiding the design phase before manufacture in an affordable computational time. In this paper, we present a novel approach using smooth surface models together with Saint Venant’s filament theory to predict the water channel and, by this, a realistic estimation of passenger/water-slide interaction. The paper covers the theory and the experimental validation for the case of circular slide cross-sections. It is shown that the predicted water channel follows very well the measurement even without the influence of Saint Venant’s water-height terms and of the elliptical correction of the water cross-section for slanted water streamlines with respect to the centerline of the circular tube. Thus, for this kind of applications, a simple Bernoulli streamline model with proper water-slide friction parameters is shown to be sufficient. On the other hand, parameter identification of fluid-surface friction shows that three terms must be considered: a static one, a curvature-dependent correction, and a third correction factor for changes from low to large curvature (splashing effect). The results are also compared with fluid simulations using OpenFOAM. It is shown that the results of the simple model are not less accurate than the fluid-dynamics model, while needing only 1/100.000 of the computational time. The paper shows also the passenger/slide interaction by a multibody model including contact and passenger/fluid interactions. It is shown that the interaction between the passenger and water is significant for correct reproduction of real motion, showing that the water channel is relevant for computer-based water-slide layouts. As the water-channel parameters can be sufficiently modeled by Bernoulli’s streamline theory, the approach is independent of the slide cross-section and thus extendable to general cases. Also, as the computations run at 7/10 of real time, they can be used for online optimizations and passenger-specific actions on site.

Bodily Articulation through K-pop in Latin America. Audiovisual Narratives, Aesthetics, and Creative Reproduction

Abstract K-pop cover dance is one of the key activities within Hayllu culture in Latin America. This paper examines the video performances of the ten finalist groups of the ‘Cover Dance bts’ contest, a K-pop dance competition performing the choreographies of exclusively bts songs, which was organized in 2021 by the Korean Cultural Center (Buenos Aires) for participants from Latin American countries. The research focuses on the corporal expressions in the videos that go beyond a mere reproduction of movements behind a camera, including aesthetic-creative qualities, and considers dance performances as a multisensory articulation, which are also socio-cultural narratives, and I interpret as urban corpographies. To achieve a broader understanding, I apply a specific methodology as I engage the videos based on a multi-sensory and embodied analysis, arguing that the meaning of dance goes beyond mere visual aspects.

Home-based immersive virtual reality physical rehabilitation in paediatric patients for upper limb motor impairment: a feasibility study.

Upper limb motor impairment (ULMI) rehabilitation is a long-term, demanding and challenging process to recover motor functionality. Children and adolescents may be limited in daily life activities due to reduced functions such as decreased joint movement or muscle weakness. Home-based therapy with Immersive Virtual Reality can offer greater accessibility, delivery and early rehabilitation to significantly optimise functional outcomes and quality of life. This feasibility study aimed to explore the perceptions and impacts of an immersive and interactive VR scenario suitable for ULMI rehabilitation for children at home. It was analysed using mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) and from a multidirectional perspective (patients, clinicians and family members). Amongst the main results, it was found that IVR for ULMI home rehabilitation (1) is easy to learn and acceptable; (2) improves motor function; (3) reduces the difficulty in the reproduction of therapeutic movements; (4) is motivating and enjoyable and (5) improves quality of life. This study is the first study on the use of IVR applied to home rehabilitation of ULMI in children. These results suggested that similar outcomes may be possible with self-directed IVR home rehabilitation compared to face to face conventional rehabilitation, which can be costly to both the patient and the healthcare system, decreasing the length of stay at the hospital and treatment duration. It has also presented an innovative solution to the Covid-19 emergency where children could not receive their clinic therapy. Further research is recommended to understand better the mechanisms involved in physiotherapeutic recovery and how IVR rehabilitation helps to improve conventional treatments. Trial Registration Protocol ID NCT05272436. Release Date: 9th March 2022.

Evolution of shoulder arthroplasty

In the more than century-long history of shoulder arthroplasty, scientists have gone from primitive ivory designs to high-tech implants made of rare metal alloys. Along the way, surgeons and inventors have faced challenges, made mistakes, and succeeded. This literature review reflects trends in the development of shoulder arthroplasty, evolutionary changes in endoprosthesis designs and principles of surgical treatment of shoulder pathology, from the late 19th century to the present. This paper details the stages of formation of the major modern philosophies of shoulder arthroplasty, such as those of Ch. Neer (anatomical prosthetics), P.M. Grammont (reversible prosthetics), and J. Zippel (surface prosthetics). In the 70s and 80s of the 20th century the components of shoulder prostheses as well as their fitting techniques continued to be improved from a biomechanical point of view. It was found that if the shoulder head and scapular component have different radii of curvature during arthroplasty, a shoulder-b lade mismatch is formed. A non-congruent joint (the radius of curvature of the head is smaller than the radius of curvature of the glenoid component) increases eccentric loads on the scapula joint implant, increases the risk of implant fracture, and reduces stability in the joint. However, such a joint allows reproduction of the natural gliding of the head. Restricting the required glide increases stress at the fixation site and can lead to loosening of the glenoid component. A number of studies have shown that a mismatch of more than 10 mm increases the risk of loosening and fractures of the scapular component, while a mismatch of 5-7 mm can be considered optimal, as it provides long-term survival of the glenoid component and the best reproduction of normal movements in the shoulder joint.

CONCEPTUAL-CATEGORICAL APPARATUS OF LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT OF COMMODITY MARKET

Topicality. In market conditions, business entities apply new methods and approaches for effective functioning and increase the competitiveness of their products, strive to increase added value and reduce costs, including logistic. The formation and implementation of logistics development at the micro- and macro-level is an urgent task for both individual business entities and the state as a whole. The correct definition of the internal content, essence and nature of logistics development serves as the first stage for the development of mechanisms for the formation of effective logistics of commodity markets, state policy in the market dimension and substantiation of a set of methods and tools for regulating commodity movement processes both between business entities and between sectors of commodity markets. Therefore, logistics development is an effective and purposeful process for solving the above-mentioned tasks.Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to generalize theoretical approaches to the definition of the concepts of «logistics» and «development» in order to optimize logistics activities and further logistics development of the country.The main tasks that the author sets for himself: to conduct a content analysis of the concepts of logistics and development; define approaches to the category «development», define the concept of «logistics development».Research results. Conducted content analysis of the «development» and «logistics» categories, four approaches to defining the concept of «development» are highlighted - philosophical, natural, economic and logistical, and their essence is revealed, the proposed author's definition categories «logistic development of the commodity market». It was established that there is no definition of development, the object of which is the logistics chain.Conclusion. According to the results of the content analysis of the categories «development» and «logistics», approaches to the definition of the concept of «development», the author's definition is proposed categories «logistic development of the commodity market», namely: the process of forming an effective logistics chain of the F&B market, transforming its structure in the direction of developing (activating) links of processing and storage of products, which make it possible to ensure the expanded reproduction of goods movement in the market and to optimize the chain added value.The essence of such scientific approaches to the concept of «development» as philosophical, natural, economic and logistical is revealed.

Effect of skill proficiency on motor imagery ability between amateur dancers and non-dancers.

Evidence has shown that athletes with high motor skill proficiency possess higher motor imagery ability than those with low motor skill proficiency. However, less is known whether this superiority in motor imagery ability emerges over amateur athletes. To address the issue, the present study aimed to investigate the individual differences in motor imagery ability between amateur dancers and non-dancers. Forty participants completed a novel dance movement reproduction task and measures of the vividness of visual imagery questionnaire (VVIQ) and the vividness of motor imagery questionnaire (VMIQ). The results showed that, relative to non-dancers, amateur dancers had higher ability of motor imagery to reproduce the lower-limb and upper-limb dance movements during the dance movement reproduction task. Besides, amateur dancers displayed higher abilities of the visual motor imagery and the kinesthetic imagery, but comparable visual imagery ability as the non-dancers. These findings suggest that the mental representation of motors but not the visual is affected by the motor skill levels, due to the motor imagery practice in sports amateurs.

A Co-driven Functional Electrical Stimulation Control Strategy by Dynamic Surface Electromyography and Joint Angle.

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is widely used in neurorehabilitation to improve patients’ motion ability. It has been verified to promote neural remodeling and relearning, during which FES has to produce an accurate movement to obtain a good efficacy. Therefore, many studies have focused on the relationship between FES parameters and the generated movements. However, most of the relationships have been established in static contractions, which leads to an unsatisfactory result when applied to dynamic conditions. Therefore, this study proposed a FES control strategy based on the surface electromyography (sEMG) and kinematic information during dynamic contractions. The pulse width (PW) of FES was determined by a direct transfer function (DTF) with sEMG features and joint angles as the input. The DTF was established by combing the polynomial transfer functions of sEMG and joint torque and the polynomial transfer functions of joint torque and FES. Moreover, the PW of two FES channels was set based on the muscle synergy ratio obtained through sEMG. A total of six healthy right-handed subjects were recruited in this experiment to verify the validity of the strategy. The PW of FES applied to the left arm was evaluated based on the sEMG of the right extensor carpi radialis (ECR) and the right wrist angle. The coefficient of determination (R2) and the normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) of FES-included and voluntary wrist angles and torques were used to verify the performance of the strategy. The result showed that this study achieved a high accuracy (R2 = 0.965 and NRMSE = 0.047) of joint angle and a good accuracy (R2 = 0.701 and NRMSE = 0.241) of joint torque reproduction during dynamic movements. Moreover, the DTF in real-time FES system also had a nice performance of joint angle fitting (R2 = 0.940 and NRMSE = 0.071) and joint torque fitting (R2 = 0.607 and NRMSE = 0.303). It is concluded that the proposed strategy is able to generate proper FES parameters based on sEMG and kinematic information for dynamic movement reproduction and can be used in a real-time FES system combined with bilateral movements for better rehabilitation.

Vibration Control of a Helicopter Rescue Simulator on a Flexible Base.

The vibration compensation control of a hovering helicopter rescue simulator mounted on a crane beam is studied in this research. A Stewart platform is used as the motion generator of the helicopter simulation cabin and the vibration compensation device of the beam, simultaneously. This study describes how the dynamic model of the Stewart platform with consideration of the beam vibration is established. To determine the interference of the Stewart platform motion control in the special application of a large component flexible base requiring large-scale movement, a hybrid vibration controller composed of a feed-forward compensation module and a PD (proportional-derivative) feedback control module is designed. The experimental results show that this method can effectively compensate for the beam vibration and improve the accuracy of the motion reproduction of a helicopter simulation cabin.

Lab-scale reproduction test method for temperature-driven movement of through-thickness cracks in concrete exterior walls for crack repair evaluation

Crack repair is an important process for extending the service life of buildings. Crack movement is one of the factors that affect the durability of crack repair; however, there is no existing method to evaluate the repair under the influence of crack movement. To this end, this paper proposes a lab-scale crack movement reproduction test method to evaluate the effectiveness and durability of the repair. The movement of cracks penetrating the thickness of the concrete wall (through-thickness cracks) was monitored on both the indoor and outdoor sides. The results showed that the through-thickness cracks produced a bending-like movement with movement amplitudes of about 0.03 to 0.08 mm, driven by indoor and outdoor temperature differences; the resulting deterioration pattern in the repair area was a combined outcome of temperature and mechanical loading. The reproduction experimental method was established in reference to numerical simulation. Experimental results verified that the proposed test method satisfies the relationship between movement amplitude and the temperature difference, restraining force, and initial crack width in actual buildings. In addition, the method is stable, with a coefficient of variation of 7.73% in the movement amplitude for ten experimental groups. Furthermore, it was suggested that reducing the temperature gradient in the wall cross-section can reduce the deterioration caused by crack movement.

Corrective profiling method for tools that generate by enwrapping

There are known methods of corrective profiling of tools, which can predict the quality of parts generating obtained with cutting tools that process by enwrapping. The purpose of this profiling is to avoid errors caused by improper profiles of generating tools, using the so-called method of "reverse generation", which is based on the reproduction of the relative movement between the tool and the part, but in which the tool profile is known, and the goal is determining the part’s profile. The method presented in this paper uses the "virtual pole" method to profile the tools generating by enwrapping, by the rolling method and avoids the need to explicitly write the enveloping condition. This paper demonstrates the possibility of applying this method to the profiling of gear-shaped tools and presents the application of the proposed algorithm for a tool whose profile was determined directly by measurement. The numerical application developed demonstrates the ability of the method to simply solve the problems related to the corrective profiling of the tools that generate by rolling.

Caracterização da rede de trânsito de bovinos no estado de Goiás, Brasil

ABSTRACT The present study characterized the cattle movement network in the state of Goiás, Brazil, in the period from 2010 to 2016, by identifying the areas of greatest flow and the purposes for which these animals were moved. For this, an analysis of the data referring to 4,697,239 animal transit guides (GTA), specifically for bovines, issued between the years 2010 to 2016 was carried out. Data such as the number of animals transported, origin and destination, as well as purpose of movement (slaughter, finishing, reproduction, post-weaning, auctions, sports, exhibitions, exports, and others) were evaluated. The data were subjected to descriptive analysis, in which the animal movements were divided into quartiles. There was an intense movement of cattle throughout the state, mainly for the purposes of finishing and slaughter. Identifying the areas with the highest flow of animals, such as the northwest and south regions, is an important tool for planning actions and applying preventive measures against the spread of infectious agents through the territory of Goiás.

Reproduction of Healthy Side Kicking Motion in Intelligent Ankle Foot Orthosis

This research group has developed an intelligent ankle foot orthosis. A motor linked to the ankle joint implements a semiactive variable damper in the ankle joint of the ankle foot orthosis. The damping coefficient of the motor is varied according to the gait condition, preventing foot drop due to paralysis and enabling a smooth gait. In this study, an active assist function is added during the kicking motion on the paralyzed side for further gait improvement. Here, the kicking motion on the healthy side is recorded, and the motion is reproduced at the ankle joint on the paralyzed side one step later. In this report, first, the angle sensor attached to the ankle joint on the healthy side acquires the time change of the angle, which is transmitted to a PC by a wireless microcomputer, and recorded. Then, we developed a system that extracts only the kicking motion from the recorded angle changes of the healthy side and transmits it to the motor controller mounted on the paralyzed side. The operation of the developed data communication system was verified using a simple experimental model. As a result, data was successfully transmitted, but a large delay was observed before the motor controller received the data transmitted by the PC.

Bodies in motion and image recomposition in the early 20th Century

The question of the appearance of the body surges in a play of overwhelming forces, and its register in artworks assumes different shapes as their representation spreads towards other mediums. Firstly, following Aby Warburg’s thought, this article will analyse the process of the survival of bodies as potential motion in images. Warburg proposed an Iconological approach where the analysis of potential movement in the image yielded a formula for its analytic recomposition. Furthermore, he captured the transition at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the body representation moved to media that allowed movement reproduction, such as animation and cinema. The bodies' survival or capture contained an animist belief that gained propulsion with the first apparatuses and optical toys that allowed movement and live-action recording. This movement allowed for the production of a simulacrum of the living body and the power to recompose it in space. Therefore, this article will focus on the evolution of body representation and its survival to understand how images from the early twentieth century shaped and traveled around the world.