title: Coordination Dynamics of the Bipedal Galloping Pattern.
abstract: A motion equation in relative phase was developed that incorporates the spatial-temporal pattern of the bipedal gallop along with the more commonplace patterns of the bipedal jump and walk-run. In 3 experiments, human participants (N = 6 per experiment) simulated the bipedal gait patterns through the rhythmic motions of hand-held pendulums. Predictions of the motion equation for coordination equilibria and their respective degrees of stability were confirmed. In particular, the gallop pattern was less stable than the fundamental in-phase and antiphase patterns but changed in qualitatively similar ways to those gaits as a function of limb asymmetry and movement frequency. The relation between the modeled coordination dynamics and the kinematic characteristics of real bipedal galloping is discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action University of Connecticut.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.affiliation: a Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action University of Connecticut.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Turvey