Mechanisms that stabilize human walking


 In this paper we review what mechanisms are used to stabilize human bipedal gait. Based on mechanical reasoning, potential control the body center of mass trajectory modulation foot placement, stance leg consisting ankle moments and push-off forces, modulations body’s angular momentum. The first two especially dominant in controlling accelerations during gait, while momentum plays a lesser role, but may be important alignment orientation. same both steady-state perturbed gait mediolateral antero-posterior directions. Control is at least part active affected by proprioceptive, visual vestibular information. Results support that reflects feedback process which sensory information obtain an estimate state based placement modulated. These suggest training approaches for populations risk falling, such as augmenting their effective use means augmented feedback, or using complementary nature train one mechanism constraining other mechanisms.