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Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Volume 12, 2009 - Issue 4
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Characterisation of a phenomenological model for commercial pneumatic muscle actuators

J.L. Serres Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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D.B. Reynolds Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA
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C.A. Phillips Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA
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M.J. Gerschutz Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA
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D.W. Repperger AFRL/RHCV, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, USA
Pages 423-430 | Received 05 Aug 2008, Accepted 29 Nov 2008, Published online: 22 Jul 2009

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