2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Three-dimensional simulation of lateral- and diagonal-sequence quadrupedal walking
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15K14613
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Physical anthropology
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| Research Institution | Keio University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 歩行分析 / バイオメカニクス / ニホンザル / マーモセット / 接地パターン |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
It is generally accepted that quadrupedal walking gait in primates differs from that in other mammals such as dogs hand horses, since primates generally employ a diagonal sequence walking gait but other mammals use a lateral sequence walking gait. However, the mechanism responsible for the unique characteristics of the quadrupedal walking gait in primates still remains unclear. The present study conducted a forward dynamic simulation of lateral- and diagonal-sequence quadrupedal gait to evaluate effect of the difference in footfall patterns on gait mechanics. We also analyzed quadrupedal walking gaits of the common marmoset, a primate species known to employ lateral sequence gait, and the Japanese macaque to comparatively investigate the mechanism responsible for the choice of gait sequence.
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| Free Research Field |
生体力学
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