Article in Journal ART-1995-05

BibliographyTass, P.; Wunderlin, A.; Schanz, M.: A theoretical model of sinusoidal forearm tracking with delayed visual feedback.
In: Springer Netherlands (ed.): Journal of Biological Physics. Vol. 21(2).
University of Stuttgart, Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Information Technology.
pp. 83-112, english.
Springer Netherlands, June 1995.
DOI: 10.1007/BF00705593.
Article in Journal.
CR-SchemaG.1.9 (Integral Functions)
Keywordsvisual tracking; delayed feedback; differential delay equations; stability analysis; instabilities; nonlinear oscillations
Abstract

We present a phenomenological model to an experiment, where a person is systematically confronted with a delayed effect of her or his reaction to a time-periodic external signal. The model equations are derived from purely macroscopic considerations. Applying methods developed in the realm of synergetics we can analyze the first instability in the person's behaviour semi-analytically. A careful numerical study is devoted to the higher order instabilities and a comparison between experiment and the results obtained from our model is performed in detail.

ContactMichael.Schanz@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
Department(s)University of Stuttgart, Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Image Understanding
Entry dateMarch 14, 2006
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