DocumentCode :
380774
Title :
The relationship between arm movement and walking stability in bipedal walking
Author :
Shibukawa, Miki ; Sugitani, Kazuhiko ; Hong, Renshan ; Kasamatsu, Keiko ; Suzuki, Satoshi ; Ninomija, Satoki P.
Author_Institution :
Aoyama Gakuin Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Volume :
2
fYear :
2001
fDate :
2001
Firstpage :
1139
Abstract :
Research about bipedal locomotion is advanced in all fields at present. For research of those fields, a quantitative analysis of human walking characteristics is indispensable. However, bipedal locomotion analysis has been performed focusing on lower limbs, and, research on arm swing operation has not been performed; nevertheless its importance is generally known. The reason for its omission is the assumption that the arm is not a necessary part for locomotion. However, it can be guessed that the arm swing operation, having done a certain role in the stability of a walk, is very unstable physically. When running, the human clearly draws the arm greatly and quickly. This suggests that the arm swing operation is related with the change of walking form and movement speed of the locomotion, and it influences the stability of a walk. This method becomes a useful analysis technique also not only to the above-mentioned research but to sport kinematics research etc., if the relations to this arm swing operation and the stability of a walk is quantitatively understood. In this study, the relationship between arm swing operation in bipedal locomotion and stability of the walking was noticed.
Keywords :
gait analysis; kinematics; mechanical stability; sport; arm movement; arm swing; arm swing operation; bipedal locomotion; bipedal walking; human walking characteristics; lower limbs; movement speed; quantitative analysis; running; sport kinematics research; walk; walking form; walking stability; Arm; Clinical diagnosis; Fatigue; Humans; Leg; Legged locomotion; Medical robotics; Rehabilitation robotics; Shoulder; Stability analysis;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
ISSN :
1094-687X
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7211-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1020392
Filename :
1020392
Link To Document :
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