Biological motor control

Author

Hudson, Tina A. ; Bragg, Julian A. ; DeWeerth, Stephen P.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

18

Issue

5

fYear

2000

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

39

Abstract

The authors consider understanding what it will take for robots to run with the cockroaches. Nature has designed an elegant architecture that solves a number of engineering problems related to motor control. The neurobiological system utilizes large, parallel structures of repeatable elements to ensure maximum reliability. The motoneurons and muscle units interact to produce a diverse set of movements with a single architecture. This architecture guarantees efficient use of the muscle fibers while simplifying the control requirements. These biologically inspired principles can be applied to both electrical and bioengineering systems to solve real-world problems

Keywords

biocontrol; biomechanics; legged locomotion; neurophysiology; reviews; bioengineering systems; biological motor control; cockroaches; efficient muscle fibers use; electrical systems; engineering problems; large parallel structures; maximum reliability; motoneurons; muscle units; neurobiological system; real-world problems; repeatable elements; running robots; Biology computing; Capacitance; Capacitors; Control systems; Frequency; Legged locomotion; Motor drives; Muscles; Neurons; Organisms;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Potentials, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-6648

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/45.807279

Filename

807279