Active foot placement control ensures stable gait: Effect of constraints on foot placement and ankle moments

AM Van Leeuwen, JH Van Dieën, A Daffertshofer… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Step-by-step foot placement control, relative to the center of mass (CoM) kinematic state, is
generally considered a dominant mechanism for maintenance of gait stability. By adequate …

[HTML][HTML] Walking turn prediction from upper body kinematics: A systematic review with implications for human-robot interaction

AM López, JC Alvarez, D Álvarez - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Upper body kinematics (Head Yaw and Trunk Roll from evidence so
far) can be used to anticipate walking turns in the short-term, and can therefore be used to …

Energy optimization is a major objective in the real-time control of step width in human walking

SJ Abram, JC Selinger, JM Donelan - Journal of biomechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
People prefer to move in energetically optimal ways during walking. We recently found that
this preference arises not just through evolution and development, but that the nervous …

The neuromuscular origins of kinematic variability during perturbed walking

HE Stokes, JD Thompson, JR Franz - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
We investigated the neuromuscular contributions to kinematic variability and thus step to
step adjustments in posture and foot placement across a range of walking speeds in …

Control of locomotor stability in stabilizing and destabilizing environments

MM Wu, G Brown, KE Gordon - Gait & posture, 2017 - Elsevier
To develop effective interventions targeting locomotor stability, it is crucial to understand
how people control and modify gait in response to changes in stabilization requirements …

Walking with ears: altered auditory feedback impacts gait step length in older adults

T Cornwell, J Woodward, MM Wu, B Jackson… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Auditory feedback may provide the nervous system with valuable temporal (eg, footstep
sounds) and spatial (eg, external reference sounds) information that can assist in the control …

Small directional treadmill perturbations induce differential gait stability adaptation

J Li, HJ Huang - Journal of neurophysiology, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Introducing unexpected perturbations to challenge gait stability is an effective approach to
investigate balance control strategies. Little is known about the extent to which people can …

Do kinematic metrics of walking balance adapt to perturbed optical flow?

JD Thompson, JR Franz - Human movement science, 2017 - Elsevier
Visual (ie, optical flow) perturbations can be used to study balance control and balance
deficits. However, it remains unclear whether walking balance control adapts to such …

Stability-maneuverability trade-offs during lateral steps

J Acasio, NP Fey, KE Gordon - Gait & Posture, 2017 - Elsevier
Selecting a specific foot placement strategy to perform walking maneuvers requires the
management of several competing factors, including: maintaining stability, positioning …

Adaptive multi-objective control explains how humans make lateral maneuvers while walking

DM Desmet, JP Cusumano… - PLoS computational …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
To successfully traverse their environment, humans often perform maneuvers to achieve
desired task goals while simultaneously maintaining balance. Humans accomplish these …