• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제55권10호
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• pp.458-463
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• 2006

The purpose of this work is to investigate the fundamental properties of the gradual muscle force potentiation. We investigated the dependence of force potentiation on both the pulse-amplitude and the pulse-duration with different ramp-up time. The experimental results showed that the force increment ratio (FIR) during constant electrical stimulation decreased with pulse-amplitude and also with pulse-duration. The FIR was greater with short ramp-up time in both the pulse-amplitude and pulse-width modulation. The feasible mechanism might be that the myosin light chain phosphorylation induces the force potentiation and it occurs only in the fast type muscle fibers which are recruited first. These observations indicate that muscle potentiation must be understood well for the accurate control of muscle force.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2001

기능적 전기자극(FES)에 의한 사지운동의 효과적인 제어를 위해서는, 전기자극을 입력으로 하여 근력 및 운동을 정확히 출력하는 근골격모델이 요망된다. 이 연구에서는 FES에 의한 근력 및 운동을 보다 정확히 예측할 수 있는 모델을 작성하기 위하여, 기존의 근육모델에서는 포함되지 않았던 근력의 점진적 강화현상에 대한 기초적 성질을 조사하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 구체적으로는, 일정강도의 표면자극에 대한 근력의 강화현상이 주파수, 자극이력, 근육길이에 어떻게 의존하는지를 조사하였다. 실험결과로부터, 자극의 주파수가 높을수록 초기근력에 대한 자극중의 근력의 증가도는 작아지고 근력의 피크에 도달하는 시간이 짧아지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 선행 자극에 의해 근육의 내부적인 강화상태가 포화되면 근력은 추가적인 자극에 대해서도 더 이상 증가하지 않았다. 자극시의 근육의 길이는 근력강화에 큰 영향을 미쳤으며, 근육의 길이가 짧을수록 증가도가 컸다. 장래에는 이러한 결과를 토대로 한 새로운 근력강화의 모델이 요망된다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 제37회 하계학술대회 논문집 D
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• pp.2155-2156
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• 2006

The purpose of this work is to investigate the fundamental properties of the gradual muscle force potentiation for the prediction of muscle force and body movement from the stimulation input with musculo-skeletal model. We investigated the dependence of force potentiation on both the pulse-amplitude and the pulse-duration. The experimental result showed that the force increment ratio during electrical stimulation decreased with pulse-amplitude. The force increment ratio decreased with short pulse-duration and was maintained to be constant with pulse-duration longer than $500{\mu}s$. A new model of the muscle potentiation based on these results is desired in the future.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.149-157
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• 2013

In the present study, we aimed to elucidate how muscle strength and activity are affected by movement pattern(bilateral [BLM] & unilateral movement [ULM]) and movement velocity($0^{\circ}$/s, $60^{\circ}$/s, $120^{\circ}$/s) at maximum effort, and to elucidate the relationship between a left/right asymmetry and bilateral deficit. A total of 18 healthy males participated in the study. Each participant performed maximum knee extension bilaterally and unilaterally while the EMG and moment were recorded, and then the relationships between the asymmetry and bilateral deficit were analyzed. The peak moments for the isokinetic motion at $60^{\circ}$/s and $120^{\circ}$/s and overall muscle activities of lower extremity were significantly reduced for the BLM in comparison to the ULM. And though the asymmetry in ULM were maintained during BLM at all velocities, the bilateral deficits at the velocity of $0^{\circ}\acute{y}$/s and $120^{\circ}\acute{y}$/s were significantly correlated with increased asymmetries of muscle strength in ULM. In conclusion, the reduction in the muscle strength exhibited in bilateral knee extension was shown to arise partially from a reduction in muscle activity, and left/right asymmetry was found to be associated with mechanical reduction in bilateral movement. These findings suggest that training aimed at increasing muscle strength must involve methods and strategies intended to reduce left/right asymmetry.