Coordination Dynamics of the Bipedal Galloping Pattern
- 1 December 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Motor Behavior
- Vol. 29 (4) , 311-325
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222899709600018
Abstract
A motion equation in relative phase was developed that incorporates the spatial-temporal pattern of the bipedal gallop along with the more commonplace patterns of the bipedal jump and walk-run. In 3 experiments, human participants (N = 6 per experiment) simulated the bipedal gait patterns through the rhythmic motions of hand-held pendulums. Predictions of the motion equation for coordination equilibria and their respective degrees of stability were confirmed. In particular, the gallop pattern was less stable than the fundamental in-phase and antiphase patterns but changed in qualitatively similar ways to those gaits as a function of limb asymmetry and movement frequency. The relation between the modeled coordination dynamics and the kinematic characteristics of real bipedal galloping is discussed.Keywords
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