Title :
A neuronal net coordinating varying gaits and walk cycle phases in polypods
Author :
Tsukerman, V.D. ; Makarova, L.S. ; Svetlichny, A.V.
Author_Institution :
A.B. Kogan Res. Inst. for Neurocybern., Rostov State Univ., Russia
Abstract :
A neuronal net which provides coordination for a certain gait and for separate phases of the walking cycle, and which ensures an appropriate functional order (phase relations corresponding to normal walking in polypods), is discussed. The intersegmental neuronal subnet generates temporal windows during which this or that limb may be moved to another position (the swing phase in the step cycle). At the same time, local subnets control some portion of the states of the whole system
Keywords :
mobile robots; neural nets; coordination; gait; intersegmental neuronal subnet; neural network; polypods; swing phase; temporal windows; walking cycle; Animals; Biological neural networks; Control systems; Legged locomotion; Motor drives; Muscles; Network address translation; Neurons; Oscillators; Plastics;
Conference_Titel :
Neuroinformatics and Neurocomputers, 1992., RNNS/IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rostov-on-Don
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0809-3
DOI :
10.1109/RNNS.1992.268532