TY - GEN
T1 - Hindlimb obstacle avoidance during rat locomotion based on a neuromusculoskeletal model
AU - Aoi, Shinya
AU - Hayashi, Naohiro
AU - Kondo, Takahiro
AU - Yanagihara, Dai
AU - Aoki, Sho
AU - Yamaura, Hiroshi
AU - Ogihara, Naomichi
AU - Funato, Tetsuro
AU - Tomita, Nozomi
AU - Senda, Kei
AU - Tsuchiya, Kazuo
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We investigated the obstacle avoidance in locomotion of the rat using a neuromusculoskeletal model. We constructed a musculoskeletal model of the hindlimbs based on the measured anatomical data and constructed a nervous system model based on the central pattern generator and muscle synergy. We incorporated sensory regulation models based on interlimb coordination and phase resetting and investigated their functional roles during obstacle avoidance in locomotion. Our simulation results show that the phase regulation based on interlimb coordination contributes to stepping over a high obstacle and show that the phase regulation based on phase resetting contributes to quick recovery after obstacle avoidance. These results suggest the importance of sensory regulation in generation of successful obstacle avoidance in locomotion.
AB - We investigated the obstacle avoidance in locomotion of the rat using a neuromusculoskeletal model. We constructed a musculoskeletal model of the hindlimbs based on the measured anatomical data and constructed a nervous system model based on the central pattern generator and muscle synergy. We incorporated sensory regulation models based on interlimb coordination and phase resetting and investigated their functional roles during obstacle avoidance in locomotion. Our simulation results show that the phase regulation based on interlimb coordination contributes to stepping over a high obstacle and show that the phase regulation based on phase resetting contributes to quick recovery after obstacle avoidance. These results suggest the importance of sensory regulation in generation of successful obstacle avoidance in locomotion.
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U2 - 10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290884
DO - 10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290884
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84867422712
SN - 9781457711992
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
SP - 1046
EP - 1051
BT - 2012 4th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2012
T2 - 2012 4th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2012
Y2 - 24 June 2012 through 27 June 2012
ER -