Building a mathematical model of the head-neck system; modeling and simulation of the 6-degree of freedom head movement

Abstract

The head carries most of the sensory systems that enable us to function effectively in our 3-dimensional environment. Without adequate head movement control, efficient special orientation and motor responses to visual and auditory stimuli could not be carried out. In order to fully understand and predict the head trajectory in the 3-dimensional space, three-dimensional and mathematical models of the head-neck system were developed. The mathematical model was used in the simulation process. This project is an effort to take a two-dimensional head rotation model of the head-neck system, which was described by many authors and researches in various forms, to three-dimensional movement.