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Review
. 2023 Apr 12;23(8):3912.
doi: 10.3390/s23083912.

Biomimetic Approaches for Human Arm Motion Generation: Literature Review and Future Directions

Urvish Trivedi  1 , Dimitrios Menychtas  2 , Redwan Alqasemi  1 , Rajiv Dubey  1
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Biomimetic Approaches for Human Arm Motion Generation: Literature Review and Future Directions

Urvish Trivedi et al. Sensors (Basel). .

Abstract

In recent years, numerous studies have been conducted to analyze how humans subconsciously optimize various performance criteria while performing a particular task, which has led to the development of robots that are capable of performing tasks with a similar level of efficiency as humans. The complexity of the human body has led researchers to create a framework for robot motion planning to recreate those motions in robotic systems using various redundancy resolution methods. This study conducts a thorough analysis of the relevant literature to provide a detailed exploration of the different redundancy resolution methodologies used in motion generation for mimicking human motion. The studies are investigated and categorized according to the study methodology and various redundancy resolution methods. An examination of the literature revealed a strong trend toward formulating intrinsic strategies that govern human movement through machine learning and artificial intelligence. Subsequently, the paper critically evaluates the existing approaches and highlights their limitations. It also identifies the potential research areas that hold promise for future investigations.

Keywords: biomimetics; human motion control; humanoid robots; musculoskeletal model.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have disclosed the absence of any potential conflict of interest pertaining to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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The organization flow chart of the literature review.
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Percentage of papers describing the different robotic systems.
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Percentage of research articles describing the redundancy resolution methods.
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Comparative analysis of the biomimetics approach on single vs. dual robotic arms.
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Categorization of the studies based on the experimental setup.
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Classification of the studies based on the motion tracking technologies.
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