ADAPTATION OF WALKING PATTERNS TO BILATERAL LOADED WALKING

Authors

Michael Herzog, BioMotion Center, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, GermanyFollow
Norman Riedel, Institute of Human and Industrial Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, GermanyFollow
Melina Beyerlein, BioMotion Center, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, GermanyFollow
Jonas Weber, BioMotion Center, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, GermanyFollow
Barbara Deml, Institute of Human and Industrial Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, GermanyFollow
Thorsten Stein, BioMotion Center, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, GermanyFollow

Category

Motor Control

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

Motor adaptation is the process of adjusting motor commands to perform a movement task under altered conditions. The ability and time needed to adapt to an exoskeleton may be crucial to their acceptance and effectiveness. The mechanical changes with exoskeletons are multi-faceted. Therefore, this study focused only on the additional mass and aimed to investigate motor adaptation to bilaterally loaded walking. Six females and six males (24.6±3.8y; 173.3±9.4cm; 66.4±10.1kg) walked with and without weight cuffs attached to their thighs and shanks on a treadmill. Spatio-temporal parameters and lower-limb sagittal angles did not show the hypothesized adaptation progressions and after-effects. Yet, angle-angle diagrams exhibited patterns that may reflect adaptation. Adaptation may occur in the interplay of the lower limb segments, reflecting underlying motor control processes.

Recommended Citation

Herzog, Michael; Riedel, Norman; Beyerlein, Melina; Weber, Jonas; Deml, Barbara; and Stein, Thorsten (2024) "ADAPTATION OF WALKING PATTERNS TO BILATERAL LOADED WALKING," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42: Iss. 1, Article 88.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/88