ArticleAnnals of biomedical engineering2020
Subject-Specific Finite Element Modelling of the Human Hand Complex: Muscle-Driven Simulations and Experimental Validation.
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- A mechanics-informed machine learning framework for traumatic brain injury prediction in police and forensic investigations.Communications engineering · 2025Article
- Electro-tactile modulation of muscle activation and intermuscular coordination in the human upper extremity.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Human tactile sensing and sensorimotor mechanism: from afferent tactile signals to efferent motor control.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Finite Element Model of the Shoulder with Active Rotator Cuff Muscles: Application to Wheelchair Propulsion.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2024Article
- Finite Element Modeling of the Human Wrist: A Review.Journal of wrist surgery · 2023Article
- Quantitative Investigation of Hand Grasp Functionality: Hand Joint Motion Correlation, Independence, and Grasping Behavior.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2021Article
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- Medical Imaging Diagnosis of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Based on Intelligent Finite-Element Algorithm.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021Article
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Abstract
This paper aims to develop and validate a subject-specific framework for modelling the human hand. This was achieved by combining medical image-based finite element modelling, individualized muscle force and kinematic measurements. Firstly, a subject-specific human hand finite element (FE) model was developed. The geometries of the phalanges, carpal bones, wrist bones, ligaments, tendons, subcutaneous tissue and skin were all included. The material properties were derived from in-vivo and in-vitro experiment results available in the literature. The boundary and loading conditions were defined based on the kinematic data and muscle forces of a specific subject captured from the in-vivo grasping tests. The predicted contact pressure and contact area were in good agreement with the in-vivo test results of the same subject, with the relative errors for the contact pressures all being below 20%. Finally, sensitivity analysis was performed to investigate the effects of important modelling parameters on the predictions. The results showed that contact pressure and area were sensitive to the material properties and muscle forces. This FE human hand model can be used to make a detailed and quantitative evaluation into biomechanical and neurophysiological aspects of human hand contact during daily perception and manipulation. The findings can be applied to the design of the bionic hands or neuro-prosthetics in the future.
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