Browsing by Author/Contributor "Paiva, Gavin Carson"

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Classification of Body Motions Based on Posturographic Data [abstract]

Saripalle, Sashi K. (Sashi Kanth); Gajjala, Laxmi G.; Cliett, Thomas C., III; Paiva, Gavin Carson; Derakhshani, Reza; Lovelace, Christopher T.; King, Gregory W. (2010)

Introduction: The human body, while standing, can be modeled as an unstable feedback system. This produces a continuous sway pattern, which manifests itself as varying ground reactions that are measured with force plates ...
Development of Multibody Soft Tissue Models and Their Tuning to Experimental Data: With a Focus in the Canine Meniscus

Paiva, Gavin Carson (University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)

This study explores the application of multibody modeling techniques in an attempt to capture the flexible behavior of biological tissues inside of a rigid body mechanics software. To accomplish this, segmented multibody ...