{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4416170909","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece1994-0455","title":"Identification of the Mechanical Impedance of Human Fingers","display_name":"Identification of the Mechanical Impedance of Human Fingers","publication_year":1994,"publication_date":"1994-11-06","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4416170909","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece1994-0455"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1115/imece1994-0455","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece1994-0455","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece1994-0455","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4363606942","display_name":"ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"conference"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Dynamic Systems and Control: Volume 1 \u2014 Control Theory/Methodology; Robust Control; Applied Nonlinear Control Systems; QFT Designs in Industrial, Government, Academic Settings; Robot Control; Impedance Planning for Robotics; Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment/Teleoperator Systems; Intelligent Control Systems; Intelligent Process Control; Neural Networks","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"volume":null,"type":"conference-paper","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5063122221","display_name":"Aram Z. Hajian","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I136199984","display_name":"Harvard University","ror":"https://ror.org/03vek6s52","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I136199984"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Aram Z. Hajian","raw_affiliation_strings":["Harvard University"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Harvard University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I136199984"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5061751542","display_name":"Robert D. Howe","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1392-227X","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1392-227X"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I136199984","display_name":"Harvard University","ror":"https://ror.org/03vek6s52","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I136199984"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Robert D. Howe","raw_affiliation_strings":["Harvard University"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Harvard University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I136199984"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I136199984"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.48235294,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"319","last_page":"327"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10982","display_name":"Motor Control and Adaptation","score":0.8101000189781189,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2805","display_name":"Cognitive Neuroscience"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/28","display_name":"Neuroscience"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10982","display_name":"Motor Control and Adaptation","score":0.8101000189781189,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2805","display_name":"Cognitive Neuroscience"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/28","display_name":"Neuroscience"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10784","display_name":"Muscle activation and electromyography studies","score":0.07490000128746033,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2204","display_name":"Biomedical Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13752","display_name":"Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies","score":0.04820000007748604,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2204","display_name":"Biomedical Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/metacarpophalangeal-joint","display_name":"metacarpophalangeal joint","score":0.8859999775886536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/finger-flexion-extension","display_name":"finger flexion-extension","score":0.7879999876022339},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/finger-stiffness","display_name":"finger stiffness","score":0.5879999995231628},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/damping-ratio","display_name":"damping ratio","score":0.9319999814033508},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/tendon-biomechanics","display_name":"tendon biomechanics","score":0.4169999957084656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/fingertip-force","display_name":"fingertip force","score":0.5139999985694885}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779372316","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q569057","display_name":"Stiffness","level":2,"score":0.7075999975204468},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159447365","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6421317","display_name":"Mechanical impedance","level":3,"score":0.6628999710083008},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107551265","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1458245","display_name":"Displacement (psychology)","level":2,"score":0.5422999858856201},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17829176","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179043","display_name":"Electrical impedance","level":2,"score":0.5156000256538391},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C170700871","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193378","display_name":"Biomechanics","level":2,"score":0.4936000108718872},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C105702510","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q514","display_name":"Anatomy","level":1,"score":0.4625000059604645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777087348","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184848","display_name":"Index finger","level":2,"score":0.45649999380111694},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C192562407","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228736","display_name":"Materials science","level":0,"score":0.4415000081062317},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2988626262","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2796622","display_name":"Mean value","level":2,"score":0.43380001187324524},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136229726","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327092","display_name":"Biomedical engineering","level":1,"score":0.43309998512268066},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3019152653","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186290","display_name":"Linear relationship","level":2,"score":0.4172999858856201},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C24890656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82811","display_name":"Acoustics","level":1,"score":0.33959999680519104},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C139542699","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180335","display_name":"Phalanx","level":2,"score":0.3264999985694885},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.320499986410141},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71907059","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223323","display_name":"Root mean square","level":2,"score":0.3192000091075897},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.3176000118255615},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776050358","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127006","display_name":"Muscle contraction","level":2,"score":0.3165999948978424},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C204323151","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q905424","display_name":"Range (aeronautics)","level":2,"score":0.31279999017715454},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2993843704","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574415","display_name":"Muscle stiffness","level":3,"score":0.3084000051021576},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C8590192","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054694","display_name":"Frequency response","level":2,"score":0.30709999799728394},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777027219","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284190","display_name":"Constant (computer programming)","level":2,"score":0.301800012588501},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C103486182","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1216236","display_name":"Isometric exercise","level":2,"score":0.29899999499320984},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121854251","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62932","display_name":"Elasticity (physics)","level":2,"score":0.2980000078678131},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2989041947","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186290","display_name":"Linear correlation","level":2,"score":0.2827000021934509},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777515770","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q507369","display_name":"Electromyography","level":2,"score":0.26579999923706055},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2909959974","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1057892","display_name":"Proximal phalanx","level":2,"score":0.2639000117778778},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C204366326","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3027650","display_name":"Deformation (meteorology)","level":2,"score":0.2554999887943268},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C57879066","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41217","display_name":"Mechanics","level":1,"score":0.2533999979496002}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1115/imece1994-0455","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece1994-0455","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece1994-0455","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4363606942","display_name":"ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"conference"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Dynamic Systems and Control: Volume 1 \u2014 Control Theory/Methodology; Robust Control; Applied Nonlinear Control Systems; QFT Designs in Industrial, Government, Academic Settings; Robot Control; Impedance Planning for Robotics; Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment/Teleoperator Systems; Intelligent Control Systems; Intelligent Process Control; Neural Networks","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2057274817","https://openalex.org/W2320222129","https://openalex.org/W2136409924","https://openalex.org/W2045211034","https://openalex.org/W2039696452","https://openalex.org/W4385327130","https://openalex.org/W2524181133","https://openalex.org/W2570998803","https://openalex.org/W1812876481","https://openalex.org/W2540641559"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Abstract":[0],"Transients":[1],"were":[2,41],"applied":[3],"to":[4,10,22,119,137],"the":[5,23,31,124,138,149,154],"outstretched":[6],"human":[7],"index":[8],"finger":[9,50,54],"determine":[11],"its":[12],"mechanical":[13],"impedance.":[14],"A":[15],"second":[16],"order":[17],"linear":[18],"model":[19],"was":[20,60,111],"fit":[21],"force":[24,102],"and":[25,38,66,84],"displacement":[26],"data":[27],"for":[28,108],"flexion-extension":[29],"of":[30,35,48,81,89,117,130,141],"metacarpophalangeal":[32],"joint.":[33],"Ranges":[34],"mass,":[36],"damping,":[37],"stiffness":[39],"parameters":[40],"estimated":[42,126],"over":[43,63],"a":[44,78,96,115],"2-20":[45],"N":[46],"range":[47],"mean":[49,79,105],"tip":[51,55],"force.":[52],"Equivalent":[53],"mass":[56],"(mean":[57],"21.5":[58],"g)":[59],"relatively":[61],"constant":[62],"all":[64,101,109],"subjects":[65,94,110],"muscle":[67,74],"activation":[68,75],"levels.":[69,103],"Stiffness":[70],"increased":[71],"linearly":[72],"with":[73,77,145,151],"force,":[76],"slope":[80],"54.8":[82],"m\u22121":[83],"an":[85],"extrapolated":[86],"zero-force":[87],"value":[88],"168":[90],"N/m.":[91],"In":[92],"general,":[93],"exhibited":[95],"slightly":[97],"underdamped":[98],"response":[99],"at":[100],"The":[104],"damping":[106],"ratio":[107,125],"0.75,":[112],"which":[113],"is":[114],"factor":[116],"2":[118],"3":[120],"times":[121],"higher":[122],"than":[123],"in":[127,143,153],"previous":[128],"studies":[129],"other":[131],"joints.":[132],"This":[133],"may":[134],"be":[135],"due":[136],"unique":[139],"physiology":[140],"fingers":[142],"flexion-extension,":[144],"long":[146],"tendons":[147],"connecting":[148],"phalanges":[150],"muscles":[152],"forearm.":[155]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-02T09:45:03.842371","created_date":"2025-11-13T00:00:00"}