Table 2.
Characteristics of torque generation before and after transfer. Details of the characteristics of center of pressure (COP) and load force (LF) difference in the pre- and post-transfer lifts. The 4 context switch conditions of the study are shown: (1) adding effectors (unimanual to bimanual) for an object with a left center of mass, (2) adding effectors (unimanual to bimanual) for an object with a right center of mass, (3) removing effectors (bimanual to unimanual) for an object with a left center of mass, (4) removing effectors (bimanual to unimanual) for an object with a right center of mass.
| Condition | Unimanual to bimanual | Bimanual to unimanual | ||
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| Pre-transfer unimanual | Post-transfer bimanual | Pre-transfer bimanual | Post-transfer unimanual | |
| Left center of mass | ||||
| Difference | Higher left side (thumb) COP | Higher left hand COP | Higher left hand COP | Higher left side (thumb) COP |
| Larger right side (finger) LF | No LF difference | Larger left hand LF | Larger right side (finger) LF | |
| COP magnitude |
Smaller difference than lift 10 Partial transfer |
Smaller difference than lift 10 Partial transfer |
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| Right center of mass | ||||
| Difference | Collinear COP | Higher right hand COP | Higher right hand COP | Higher left side (thumb) COP |
| Larger right side (finger) LF | No LF difference | Larger right hand LF | Larger right side (finger) LF | |
| COP magnitude |
Smaller difference than lift 10 Partial transfer |
Larger difference than lift 10 No transfer |
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