Compensations during Unsteady Locomotion

Experimental study of coordination patterns during unsteady locomotion in mammals.

A framework to study interlimb coordination, which allowed the analysis of all the symmetrical and asymmetrical gaits, was recently proposed. It suggests that gait depends on a common basic pattern controlling the coordination of the forelimbs (fore lag, FL), the coordination of the hindlimbs (hind lag, HL) and the relationship between these two pairs of limbs (pair lag, PL) in an anteroposteri...

Unsteady fluid mechanics effects in water based human locomotion

Computational fluid mechanics (CFD) has made substantial progress on modelling a variety of important problems in industry. owever, there is still lack of reliable methods to model the motion of the body in water. This is a central issue in understanding nimal and human propulsion in water not only to advance science but to explore the possibility of utilising such propulsion modes or man made ...

Cutaneous reflexes during locomotion

In order to better understand the organization of the locomotor control system, we examined the temporal patterns of distal hindlimb muscle responses to brief electrical stimulation of cutaneous nerves during walking on a treadmill. Electromyographic recordings were made from twelve muscles; stimuli were applied individually to three nerves at random times throughout the step cycle. A new o gra...

Stability During Arboreal Locomotion

Runtime Verification and Compensations

As systems grow more complex, it becomes increasingly difficult to ensure their correctness. One approach for added assurance is to monitor a system’s execution so that if a specification violation occurs, it is detected and potentially rectified at runtime. Known as runtime verification, this technique has been gaining popularity with its main drawback being that it uses system resources to pe...