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Fpca Based Human-Like Trajectory Generating, Wei Dai
Fpca Based Human-Like Trajectory Generating, Wei Dai
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This thesis presents a new human-like upper limb and hand motion generating method. The work is based on Functional Principal Component Analysis and Quadratic Programming. The human-like motion generating problem is formulated in a framework of minimizing the difference of the dynamic profile of the optimal trajectory and the known types of trajectory. Statistical analysis is applied to the pre-captured human motion records to work in a low dimensional space. A novel PCA FPCA hybrid motion recognition method is proposed. This method is implemented on human grasping data to demonstrate its advantage in human motion recognition. One human grasping hierarchy …
The Biomechanics Of The Tendu In Closing To The Traditional Position, Pli#233; And Relev#233;, Nyssa Catherine Masters
The Biomechanics Of The Tendu In Closing To The Traditional Position, Pli#233; And Relev#233;, Nyssa Catherine Masters
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Dancers spend many years practicing repetitive movements in order for their bodies to gain flexibility, strength and muscle memory. This thesis investigated the biomechanics of a dance student's knee motion during a tendu to the front in first, third, and fifth positions. A dancer will often perform 75 or more tendu closing actions during one technique class - particularly in ballet technique. During a tendu the moving foot moves along the floor but the toes never leave the floor. The tendu is used to strengthen the leg muscles, particularly the quadriceps and gluteal muscles. Flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, and rotation angles of …