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. 2019 Dec 12;7:419. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00419

Table 2.

Mechanical—Body joints correspondence.

Mechanical joint DOF Body joint
Spherical 3 Rotations Upper Neck
Spherical 3 Rotations Lower Neck
Spherical with Perpendicular 2 Rotations (rotation along the long axis segment is removed) Right/Left Shoulder
Revolute 1 Rotation in the sagittal plane Right/Left Elbow
Spherical 3 Rotations Lumbar Spine
Spherical 3 Rotations Thoracic Spine
Spherical with Perpendicular 2 Rotations (rotation along the long axis segment is removed) Right/Left Hip
Revolute 1 Rotation in the sagittal plane Right/Left Knee
Revolute 1 Rotation in the sagittal plane Right/Left Ankle