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Table 2 Description of temporal and force parameters

From: Bimanual coordination during a physically coupled task in unilateral spastic cerebral palsy children

Parameters

Description

Time Parameters

 

t 1

Onset of grasp force >0.2N

t 2

Onset of loading, load force >0.2N

t 3

Time when the cube is fully lifted off the table

t 4

Onset of static phase, cube stops moving upwards

t 5

Onset of unloading, cube starts moving downwards

t 6

Time when cube first touched the table

t 7

Cube fully unloaded on the table

t 8

Grasp force fully released

Force Parameters

 

f 1

Grasp force at the onset of positive load force (N)

f 2

Peak grasp force (N)

f 3

Grasp at the onset of cube’s contact with of table (N)

f 4

Reversed force during unloading (N)