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Neuromechanical analysis of control mechanism during human gait initiation and termination

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K13016
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Biomedical engineering/Biomaterial science and engineering
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

Suzuki Yasuyuki  大阪大学, 基礎工学研究科, 講師 (30631874)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords運動制御 / 姿勢制御 / 間欠制御 / ニューロメカクス / 歩行開始 / 歩行停止 / ヒト二足運動 / 神経制御メカニズム / バネ質点モデル / 神経筋骨格モデル / 超低速歩行 / 神経-筋骨格モデル / 筋反射 / 静止立位 / ニューロメカニクス / 歩行停止動作 / バネ-質点モデル / 安定多様体 / 歩行運動
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, aiming at elucidating control mechanism of human bipedal motion (e.g. quiet standing, bipedal walking), we studied the control of human gait initiation and termination. We analyzed human quiet standing posture, normal speed bipedal walking, and very slow speed bipedal walking. We found that there is discontinuity in control mechanism through quiet standing to normal speed walking. In addition, we analyzed mathematical model of human bipedal walking, and developed/simulated dynamics of transition process between quiet standing and bipedal walking (gait initiation/termination). From the numerical analysis, it was shown that control mechanism which utilize advantage of passive dynamics might be used to succeed the gait termination. These findings indicate that gait initiation and gait termination are transition process between bipedal motions which require different control mechanisms, and skillful usage of passive dynamics is required to succeed the appropriate transition.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ヒトの静止立位姿勢を歩行速度が零となる極限であると捉えることで,両者はしばしば同一の枠組みの中で議論される.しかしながら,立位姿勢維持と通常歩行運動では必要とされる安定性が本質的に異なるとの見方もある.本研究では,両者の遷移動作である歩行開始および歩行停止動作における制御メカニズムを研究し,立位と歩行の不連続性を明らかにするとともに,遷移動作の制御における,身体の機械力学的特性を巧みに利用することの重要性を明らかにした.本研究で得られた知見は,ヒト運動制御メカニズムの本質を探るうえで大変有用であると考えられる.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Carnegie Mellon University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Italian Institute of Technology(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Stabilization of a cart inverted pendulum: improving the intermittent feedback strategy to match the limits of human performance2019

    • Author(s)
      Pietro Morasso, Taishin Nomura, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Jacopo Zenzeri
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

      Volume: 13 Pages: 16-16

    • DOI

      10.3389/fncom.2019.00016

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A simple algorithm for assimilating marker-based motion capture data during periodic human movement into models of multi-rigid-body systems2018

    • Author(s)
      Yasuyuki Suzuki, Takuya Inoue, Taishin Nomura
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

      Volume: 6

    • DOI

      10.3389/fbioe.2018.00141

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A simple bipedal model for studying control of gait termination2018

    • Author(s)
      Yasuyuki Suzuki, Hartmut Geyer
    • Journal Title

      Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

      Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Pages: 036005-036005

    • DOI

      10.1088/1748-3190/aaae8e

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fluctuation of stride time intervals during walking with smartphone2019

    • Author(s)
      Shunpei Yano, Lauren Dimalanta, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Taishin Nomura
    • Organizer
      IEEE 1st Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Assimilating the intermittent control model into postural sway data using Bayesian inference2019

    • Author(s)
      Akihiro Nakamura, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Kazuya Kondo, Taishin Nomura
    • Organizer
      IEEE 1st Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Method for Examining the Intermittent and the Stiffness Postural Control Models using Data Assimilation with Bayesian Inference2019

    • Author(s)
      Taishin Nomura, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Akihiro Nakamura, Kazuya Kondo, Pietro Morasso
    • Organizer
      41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] A Neuro-Musculo-Skeletal Model of Human Standing Combining Muscle-Reflex Control and Virtual Model Control2018

    • Author(s)
      Yasuyuki Suzuki, Hartmut Geyer
    • Organizer
      40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 微小床面移動摂動に対する静止立位姿勢と脳波応答2018

    • Author(s)
      中村晃大, 鈴木康之, 野村泰伸
    • Organizer
      計測自動制御学会ライフエンジニアリング部門シンポジウム2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 歩行周期ゆらぎに基づく歩行の安定性および転倒リスク定量評価の試み2018

    • Author(s)
      野村泰伸, 矢野峻平, 鈴木康之
    • Organizer
      計測自動制御学会ライフエンジニアリング部門シンポジウム2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ばね-質点モデルを用いたヒト歩行停止動作の解析2018

    • Author(s)
      鈴木康之, Geyer Hartmut
    • Organizer
      計測自動制御学会ライフエンジニアリング部門シンポジウム2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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