Title :
Biomechanical analysis of the foot arch function using a forward dynamic walking simulation
Author :
Nishizawa, N. ; Hase, Kazunori ; Naito, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Hachioji, Japan
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to develop the simulation model that can reproduce the walking motion by considering a detailed musculo-skeletal system of the feet. The model was constructed as 22 three-dimensional rigid links with 90 muscles and 62 neural oscillators. The simulated walking pattern closely agreed with actual human walking not only of joint movement but also of energy consumption and magnitude of ground reaction force.
Keywords :
gait analysis; muscle; neural nets; neurophysiology; oscillators; 3D rigid links; biomechanical analysis; energy consumption; foot arch function; forward dynamic walking simulation; ground reaction force; joint movement; musculo-skeletal system; neural oscillators; simulation model; walking motion; walking pattern simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Nagoya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4811-9
DOI :
10.1109/MHS.2012.6492428
