| Generation of human bipedal locomotion by a bio-mimetic neuro-musculo-skeletal model. | |
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PMID: 11204394 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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To emulate the actual neuro-control mechanism of human bipedal locomotion, an anatomically and physiologically based neuro-musculo-skeletal model is developed. The human musculo-skeletal system is constructed as seven rigid links in a sagittal plane, with a total of nine principal muscles. The nervous system consists of an alpha motoneuron and proprioceptors such as a muscle spindle and a Golgi tendon organ for each muscle. At the motoneurons, feedback signals from the proprioceptors are integrated with the signal induced by foot-ground contact and input from the rhythm pattern generator; a muscle activation signal is produced accordingly. Weights of connection in the neural network are optimized using a genetic algorithm, thus maximizing walking distance and minimizing energy consumption. The generated walking pattern is in remarkably good agreement with that of actual human walking, indicating that the locomotory pattern could be generated automatically, according to the musculoskeletal structures and the connections of the peripheral nervous system, particularly due to the reciprocal innervation in the muscle spindles. Using the proposed model, the flow of sensory-motor information during locomotion is estimated and a possible neuro-control mechanism is discussed. |
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Authors:
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N Ogihara; N Yamazaki |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Biological cybernetics Volume: 84 ISSN: 0340-1200 ISO Abbreviation: Biol Cybern Publication Date: 2001 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-02-02 Completed Date: 2001-03-29 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7502533 Medline TA: Biol Cybern Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1-11 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan. ogihara@anthro.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp |
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Foot
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innervation,
physiology Humans Mechanoreceptors / physiology Models, Neurological* Motor Neurons / physiology* Muscle Spindles / physiology Muscle, Skeletal / innervation*, physiology* Periodicity Proprioception / physiology Touch / physiology Walking / physiology* |
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