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Bipedal Balance Control with Whole-body Musculoskeletal Standing and Falling Simulations

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  • Haebom

Author

Chengtian Ma, Yunyue Wei, Chenhui Zuo, Chen Zhang, Yanan Sui

Outline

This paper presents a hierarchical control pipeline utilizing the whole-body musculoskeletal system to enhance quantitative understanding of human static balance and falls. We elucidated the spatiotemporal dynamics of balance during stable posture, elucidated the impact of muscle damage on balance behavior, and generated fall contact patterns consistent with clinical data. Furthermore, we demonstrated that a simulated hip-worn exoskeleton assistive device was effective in improving balance and reducing muscle activity during disturbances. This provides insight into the dynamics of human balance at the muscle level, which is difficult to obtain experimentally, and may contribute to the development of targeted interventions for people with balance disorders and the advancement of humanoid robotic systems.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways:
Advancing muscle-level understanding of human static balance and falls
Provides quantitative analysis of the impact of muscle damage on balance.
Predicting fall contact patterns and confirming agreement with clinical data
Verification of the effects of a hip-mounted exoskeleton assistive device on maintaining balance and reducing muscle activity.
Contributing to the development of targeted interventions to improve balance disorders and the advancement of humanoid robot technology.
Limitations:
Further validation of the accuracy and generalizability of the simulation model is needed.
Comparative analysis with actual human subject experimental results is needed.
Further research is needed on different types and environments of falls.
Further research is needed on the practical applicability and limitations of hip-mounted exoskeletal assistive devices.
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