Evaluation of physiological hypothesis of motor control in human walking and running using a neuromusculoskeletal model

摘要

In the present study, we developed a neuromusculoskeletal model for human walking and running. We constructed the musculoskeletal part of the model based on biomechanical findings and constructed the nervous system model based on the physiological hypothesis of motor program in central pattern generators (CPGs) in the spinal cord regarding muscle synergy for human walking and running. We performed computer simulations for walking and running gaits and evaluated the physiological hypothesis of motor control in the CPGs by comparing the simulated results with measured data during human walking and running and by comparing the dynamic characteristics between the simulated walking and running gaits.