• DocumentCode
    3449656
  • Title

    Anticipatory control for safe foot trajectories during gait

  • Author

    McFadyen, Bradford J. ; Winter, David A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Kinesiology, Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    4-7 Nov. 1988
  • Firstpage
    614
  • Abstract
    One of the goals of human walking is to produce safe foot trajectories which end in gentle foot placements. The authors present a computer simulation that uses internal models and feedforward control laws to explain anticipatory behavior exhibited by subjects during obstructed walking. A hierarchical structure allows present mechanical behavior to be adapted in advance of future mechanical requirements while precompensating for certain system delays.<>
  • Keywords
    biocontrol; biomechanics; digital simulation; physiological models; position control; anticipatory control; computer simulation; feedforward control laws; gait; gentle foot placements; hierarchical structure; human walking; internal models; mechanical behavior; obstructed walking; safe foot trajectories; system delay precompensation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0785-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94781
  • Filename
    94781