DocumentCode :
545080
Title :
The phase and power portraits of level and stair walking
Author :
McFadyen, B.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Kinanthropologie, Univ. du Quebec a Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Volume :
4
fYear :
1992
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Firstpage :
1642
Lastpage :
1643
Abstract :
The study of human gait from a dynamical systems approach focuses on the changes in system states depicted in the phase portrait. The present work adds a geometric technique based on muscle mechanical power in order to assess three modes of human locomotion: level walking, stair ascent, and Stair descent. Using knee joint profiles as an example, a basic organizational structure is observed at the kinetic and energetic levels for all three gaits.
Keywords :
gait analysis; legged locomotion; muscle; dynamical systems; human gait; human locomotion; knee joint; level walking; muscle mechanical power; phase portrait; stair ascent; stair descent; stair walking;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761962
Filename :
5761962
Link To Document :
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