Synthesis of natural arm swing motion in human bipedal walking
Synthesis of natural arm swing motion in human bipedal walking
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.02.031
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发表时间:
2008-01-01
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2.4
通讯作者:
Park, Jaeheung
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作者:
Park, Jaeheung
It has historically been believed that the role of arm motion during walking is related to balancing. Arm motion during natural walking is distinguished in that each arm swing is with the motion of the opposing leg. Although this arm swing motion is generated naturally during bipedal walking, it is interesting to note that the arm swing motion is not necessary for stable walking. This paper attempts to explain the contribution of out-of-phase arm swing in human bipedal walking. Consequently, a human motion control methodology that generates this arm swing motion during walking is proposed. The relationship between arm swing and reaction moment about the vertical axis of the foot is explained in the context of the dynamics of a multi-body articulated system. From this understanding, it is reasoned that arm swing is the result of an effort to reduce the reaction moment about the vertical axis of the foot while the torso and legs are being controlled. This idea is applied to the generation of walking motion. The arm swing motion can be generated, not by designing and tracking joint trajectories of the arms, but by limiting the allowable reaction moment at the foot and minimizing whole-body motion while controlling the lower limbs and torso to follow the designed trajectory. Simulation results, first with the constraint on the foot vertical axis moment and then without, verify the relationship between arm swing and foot reaction moment. These results also demonstrate the use of the dynamic control method in generating arm swing motion. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.