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ISB conference 2005 Seyfarth: Emergence of gait www.lauflabor.de F U A L U N I J E N A R O B A L F U A L U N I J E N A R O B A L F U A L U N I J E N A R O B A L Emergence of Gait in Legged Systems André Seyfarth André Seyfarth ISB conference Cleveland, ISB conference Cleveland, 2005 2005

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Emergence of Gait in Legged Systems

André SeyfarthAndré Seyfarth

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Emergence of Gait in Legged Systems

André SeyfarthLocomotion Laboratory

Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena

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Arrival at Cleveland

Jürgen

Suzi Hartmut

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Models

• Springs• Joints• Segments• Muscles

Robots

• Springs• Screws• Metal parts• Servos • Rubber

simple, fast, easy to understand

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Central questionsWhat are the common design and

control principles of legged locomotion?

Internal Leg

Function

Global Leg Function

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Central questionsWhat are the common design and

control principles of legged locomotion?

MECHANICS STABILITY CONTROL

What are the movement primitives of legged locomotion?

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Outline

• Jumping for distance• Stable operation of a segmented leg• Generation of muscle activity• Stable running with elastic legs• From running to walking• Exploration of simple legged robots• Conclusions

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1Jumping for distance

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Seyfarth et al. (1999) J. Biomech.

Dynamics of the long jump

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Seyfarth et al. (1999) J. Biomech.

Dynamics of the long jump

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Is this model able to predict jumping distance?

Is this model able to predict maximum jumping distance?

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Muscle operation in long jump

eccentric operation

Tendon compliance (SE) shifts eccentric muscle operation (CE) into midstance

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Take home message(long jump)

• The dynamics of long jump can well be described by a simple two-mass model

• Energetic losses due to impacts and eccentric muscle operation can improve jumping distance

• Tendon compliance shifts eccentric muscle operation into midstance

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2 Stable operation of a

segmented leg

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Control of a segmented leg

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Global Leg Function

Local Leg Function

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Control of a segmented leg

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Control of a segmented leg

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Control of a segmented leg

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Control of a segmented leg

Solutions

Seyfarth et al. (2001) Biol. Cybern.

• Biarticular Structures (e.g. Muscles)

• Geometric Constraints (e.g. Heel pad)

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Take home message(internal leg stability)

• With three or more leg segments, internal stability becomes important

• At certain leg length, symmetric joint flexion becomes unstable

• Different safety strategies do exist to resolve the intrinsic stability problem

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3 Generation of muscle activity

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Generation of muscle activity

Positive Force

Feedback

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Generation of muscle activity

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Take home message(positive force feedback)

• In hopping or running tasks, the generation of extensor muscle activity could be facilitated by positive force feedback

• This control regime imitates spring-like leg behavior and is robust with respect to environmental changes

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4 Stable Running with

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Spring Mass Running

fixed angle of attack

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PERIODICITY

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Spring Mass Running

RETRACTION

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Take home message(spring mass running)

• For a given leg stiffness and angle of attack, self-stable running can be found.

• The stability of running is largely increased, if leg retraction is applied.

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5 From Running

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Take home message(spring mass walking)

• In bipedal spring-mass model, self-stable walking can be found.

• The model predicts the experimentally observed force pattern.

• Running and walking are behaviors of one and the same system.

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6 Exploration of simple

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Our Approach

• Experiments• Theory• Simulations• Robotics

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Comparison with Biology

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Take-home message(hip control)

• Sinusoidal hip oscillations applied to an elastic leg may result in stable hopping patterns

• Elastic joints are important to master impacts and to keep control simple.

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Movement Direction

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Hopping direction?

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Leg segmentation and motor frequency defines preferred locomotion direction.

Leg compliance supported by the hip action

Leg stiffness supported by the hip action

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Is walking just running with double support phases?

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Leg Segmentation and GaitWALK RUN

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Collins et al. Science 18 Feb 2005; 307: 1082-1085

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LEG FUNCTION

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Take-home message(leg segmentation and gait)

Walking and running can be observed in passive elastic legs with harmonic oscillations at the hip.

In the three-segmented leg, ankle and knee joint symmetry is switched between running and walking.

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Conclusions• Simple models and robots

can help to better understand legged locomotion

• Selfstability is an effective tool to identify movement patterns with cheap control

• Walking and running can be described as two behaviors of the same mechanical system

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Thank you!Locomotion Lab JenaHartmut Geyer · Heidi KnüselFumiya Iida · Susanne LipfertJürgen Rummel · Jan MichelElmar DittrichResearch PartnersProf. Reinhard Blickhan · Motion Science, Jena Prof. Volker Dietz · ParaLab, ZurichProf. Hugh Herr · Biomechatronics Lab, MITProf. Karl Th. Kalveram· University Düsseldorf

Supported by German Research Foundation (DFG grant SE1042) Jena