Hindlimb splitbelt treadmill walking of a rat based on a neuromusculoskeletal model

Soichiro Fujiki, Shinya Aoi, Dai Yanagihara, Tetsuro Funato, Nozomi Tomita, Naomichi Ogihara, Kei Senda, Kazuo Tsuchiya

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Abstract

In this study, we conducted computer simulation of splitbelt treadmill walking by the hindlimbs of a rat based on a neuromusculoskeletal model. We developed the skeletal model based on anatomical data and constructed the nervous system model for locomotion based on the physiological findings of muscle synergy, central pattern generator, and sensory regulation by phase resetting. Our simulation results show that even in asymmetric environment due to the speed discrepancy between the left and right belts of a splitbelt treadmill, the rat model produced stable walking. The sensory regulation model contributed to generation of adaptive splitbelt treadmill walking while inducing the modulation of locomotion parameters, such as relative phase between the legs and duty factors, as observed in splitbelt treadmill walking of humans and animals. This helps understanding of the adaptation mechanism in locomotion through dynamic interactions among the nervous system, the musculoskeletal system, and the environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication"2014 5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014
EditorsRaffaella Carloni, Lorenzo Masia, Jose Maria Sabater-Navarro, Marko Ackermann, Sunil Agrawal, Arash Ajoudani, Panagiotis Artemiadis, Matteo Bianchi, Antonio Padilha Lanari Bo, Maura Casadio, Kevin Cleary, Ashish Deshpande, Domenico Formica, Matteo Fumagalli, Nicolas Garcia-Aracil, Sasha Blue Godfrey, Islam S.M. Khalil, Olivier Lambercy, Rui C. V. Loureiro, Leonardo Mattos, Victor Munoz, Hyung-Soon Park, Luis Eduardo Rodriguez Cheu, Roque Saltaren, Adriano A. G. Siqueira, Valentina Squeri, Arno H.A. Stienen, Nikolaos Tsagarakis, Herman Van der Kooij, Bram Vanderborght, Nicola Vitiello, Jose Zariffa, Loredana Zollo
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages881-886
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479931262
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Sept 30
Event5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Duration: 2014 Aug 122014 Aug 15

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
ISSN (Print)2155-1774

Other

Other5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CitySao Paulo
Period14/8/1214/8/15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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