Current Interests

Balance is an important aspect of gait. Improving our understanding of the neural control involved in balance may help prevent falls in elderly individuals and help to develop rehabilitation techniques for persons with disabilities. Simple dynamic walking models, such as the one described by Kuo (1999), suggest that during gait fore-aft motions may be passively stable, while lateral motions may require feedback control for stabilization. We use human subject experiments to test model-based hypotheses pertaining to the control utilized by humans during walking.

Project members: Steve Collins, Catherine Bauby, Art Kuo

Publications: Bauby and Kuo, (2001); Collins and Kuo, (2007)