title: A simple rule for quadrupedal gait generation determined by leg loading feedback: a modeling study.
abstract: We discovered a specific rule for generating typical quadrupedal gaits (the order of the movement of four legs) through a simulated quadrupedal locomotion, in which unprogrammed gaits (diagonal/lateral sequence walks, left/right-lead canters, and left/right-lead transverse gallops) spontaneously emerged because of leg loading feedbacks to the CPGs hard-wired to produce a default trot. Additionally, all gaits transitioned according to speed, as seen in animals. We have therefore hypothesized that various gaits derive from a trot because of posture control through leg loading feedback. The body tilt on the two support legs of each diagonal pair during trotting was classified into three types (level, tilted up, or tilted down) according to speed. The load difference between the two legs led to the phase difference between their CPGs via the loading feedbacks, resulting in nine gaits (3(2): three tilts to the power of two diagonal pairs) including the aforementioned.
authors: Department of Intelligent Engineering, College of Engineering, Ibaraki University, 4-12-1 Nakanarusawa-cho, Hitachi-shi.
authors: Yasuhiro
authors: Y
authors: Fukuoka
authors: Department of Intelligent Engineering, College of Engineering, Ibaraki University, 4-12-1 Nakanarusawa-cho, Hitachi-shi.
authors: Yasushi
authors: Y
authors: Habu
authors: Department of Intelligent Engineering, College of Engineering, Ibaraki University, 4-12-1 Nakanarusawa-cho, Hitachi-shi.
authors: Takahiro
authors: T
authors: Fukui
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005121:Extremities / Q000502:physiology*; D005684:Gait; D008124:Locomotion; D008954:Models, Biological
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