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Can visual perception be used to estimate body part angles?

A.M. GENAIDY Department of Mechanical Industrial and Nuclear Engineering, Occupational Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221–0116, USA
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R. J. SIMMONS Department of Mechanical Industrial and Nuclear Engineering, Occupational Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221–0116, USA
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L. GUO Department of Mechanical Industrial and Nuclear Engineering, Occupational Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221–0116, USA
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J. A. HIDALGO Department of Mechanical Industrial and Nuclear Engineering, Occupational Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221–0116, USA
Pages 323-329 | Published online: 31 May 2007

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