Arthur Kuo: Publications

Gordon, K. E., Ferris, D. P., and Kuo, A. D. (2009) Metabolic and mechanical energy costs of reducing vertical center of mass movement during gait. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 90(1): 136-144.

Collins, S. H., Adamczyk, P. G., Ferris, D. P., and Kuo, A. D. (2009) A simple method for calibrating force plates and force treadmills using an instrumented pole. Gait & Posture, 29: 54-64. [doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.06.010]

Dean, J. C. and Kuo, A. D. (2008) Elastic coupling of limb joints enables faster bipedal walking. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Epub ahead of print. [doi:10.1098/rsif.2008.0415]

Kutch, J. J., Kuo, A. D., Bloch, A. M., and Rymer, W. Z. (2008) Endpoint force fluctuations reveal flexible rather than synergistic patterns of muscle cooperation. Journal of Neurophysiology, 100: 2455-2471. [doi:10.1152/jn.90274.2008]

Vanderpool, M. T., Collins, S. H., and Kuo, A. D. (2008) Ankle fixation need not increase the energetic cost of human walking. Gait & Posture, 28: 427-433. [doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.01.016]

Donelan, J. M., Li, Q., Naing, V., Hoffer, J. A., Weber, D. J., and Kuo, A. D. Biomechanical energy harvesting: Generating electricity during walking with minimal user effort. Science, 319: 807-810. [doi:10.1126/science.1149860]

Kuo, A. D. (2007) The six determinants of gait and the inverted pendulum analogy: A dynamic walking perspective. Human Movement Science, 26: 617-656. [doi:10.1016/j.humov.2007.04.003]

Dean, J. C., Alexander, N. B., and Kuo, A. D. (2007) The effect of lateral stabilization on walking in young and old adults. IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering, 54: 1919-1926. [doi:10.1109/tbme.2007.901031]

Kuo, A. D. (2007) Choosing your steps carefully: Trade-offs between economy and versatility in dynamic walking bipedal robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 14 (June): 18-29. [doi:10.1109/mra.2007.380653] (see also companion article on W Prize)

Huang, F. C., Gillespie, R. B., and Kuo, A. D. (2007) Visual and haptic feedback contribute to tuning and online control during object manipulation. Journal of Motor Behavior, 39:179-193.

Doke, J. and Kuo, A. D. (2007) Energetic cost of producing cyclic muscle force, rather than work, to swing the human leg. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210:2390-2398. [doi:10.1242/jeb.02782]

Adamczyk, P. G., Collins, S. H., and Kuo, A. D. (2006) The advantages of a rolling foot in human walking. Journal of Experimental Biology, 209:3953-3963. [doi:10.1242/jeb.02455]

Huang, F. C., Gillespie, R. B., and Kuo, A. D. (2006) Human adaptation to interaction forces in visuo-motor coordination. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 14: 390-397 [doi:10.1109/tnsre.2006.881533]

Kuo, A. D. (2005) Harvesting energy by improving the economy of human walking. Science, 309(5741): 1686-1687. [doi: 10.1126/science.1118058]

Kuo, A. D. (2005) An optimal state estimation model of sensory integration in human postural balance. Journal of Neural Engineering, 2: S235-S249.

Kuo, A. D., Donelan, J. M., and Ruina, A. (2005) Energetic consequences of walking like an inverted pendulum: Step-to-step transitions. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 33: 88-97.

Doke, J., Donelan, J. M., and Kuo, A. D. (2005) Mechanics and energetics of swinging the human leg. Journal of Experimental Biology, 208: 439-445.

Donelan, J. M., Shipman, D. W., Kram, R., and Kuo, A. D. (2004) Mechanical and metabolic requirements for active lateral stabilization in human walking. Journal of Biomechanics, 37: 827-835.

Park, S., Horak, F. B., and Kuo, A. D. (2004) Postural feedback responses scale with biomechanical constraints in human standing. Experimental Brain Research, 154: 417-427.

Gard, S. A., Miff, S. C., and Kuo, A. D. (2004) Comparison of kinematic and kinetic methods for computing the vertical motion of the body center of mass during walking. Human Movement Science, 22: 597-610.

Dean, J.D., Alexander, N. B., and Kuo, A. D. (2004) Age-related changes in maximal hip strength and movement speed. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 59A: 286-292.

Donelan, J. M., Kram, R., and Kuo, A. D. (2002) Mechanical work for step-to-step transitions is a major determinant of the metabolic cost of human walking. Journal of Experimental Biology, 205: 3717-3727.

Kuo, A. D. (2002) The relative roles of feedforward and feedback in the control of rhythmic movements, Motor Control, 6: 129-145.

Donelan, J. M., Kram, R., and Kuo, A. D. (2002) Simultaneous positive and negative external mechanical work in human walking, Journal of Biomechanics, 35: 117-124.

Kuo, A. D. (2002) Energetics of actively powered locomotion using the simplest walking model, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 124: 113-120.

Speers, R. A., Kuo, A. D. (2002) Contributions of altered sensation and feedback responses to changes in coordination of postural control due to aging, Gait and Posture, 16: 20-30.

Donelan, J. M., Kram, R., and Kuo, A. D. (2001) Mechanical and metabolic determinants of the preferred step width in human walking. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 268: 1985-1992.

Kuo, A. D. (2001) A simple model predicts the step length-speed relationship in human walking, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 123: 264-269.

Bauby, C. E., and Kuo, A. D. (2000) Active control of lateral balance in human walking, Journal of Biomechanics, 33: 1433-1440.

Kuo, A. D. (1999) Stabilization of lateral motion in passive dynamic walking, International Journal of Robotics Research, 18(9): 917-930.

Speers, R. A., Shepard, N. T., Kuo, A. D. (1999) EquiTest modification with shank and hip angle measurements: differences with age among normal subjects, J. Vestibular Research, 9 (6): 435-444.

Zhang, X.D., Chaffin, D. B., Kuo, A. D. (1998) Optimization-based differential kinematic modeling exhibits a velocity-control strategy for dynamic posture determination in seated reaching movements, J. Biomechanics, 31: 1035-1042.

Speers, R. A., Paloski, W. H., Kuo, A. D. (1998) Multivariate changes in coordination of postural control following spaceflight, J. Biomechanics, 31: 883-889.

Kuo, A. D., Speers, R. A., Peterka, R. J., and Horak, F. B. (1998) Effect of altered sensory conditions on multivariate descriptors of human postural sway, Experimental Brain Research, 122: 185-195.

Kuo, A. D. (1998) A least squares estimation approach to improving the precision of inverse dynamics computations, J. Biomechanical Engineering, 120(1): 148-159.

Kuo, A. D. (1995) An optimal control model for analyzing human postural balance, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 42: 87-101.

Kuo, A. D. (1994) A mechanical analysis of force distribution between redundant, multiple degree-of-freedom actuators in the human: implications for central nervous system control. Human Movement Sciences, 13: 635-663.

Kuo, A. D. and Zajac, F. E. (1993) Human standing posture: multijoint movement strategies based on biomechanical constraints, Progress in Brain Research, 97: 349-358.

Kuo, A. D. and Zajac, F. E. (1993) A biomechanical analysis of muscle strength as a limiting factor in standing posture, Journal of Biomechanics, 26 (suppl. 1): 137-150.

Kuo, A. D. and Carter, D. R. (1991) Computational methods for analyzing the structure of cancellous bone, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 9: 918-931.

Kuo, A. D. (2001) The action of two-joint muscles: The legacy of W. P. Lombard. In: Classics in Movement Science, M. L. Latash & V. M. Zatsiorsky, eds. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL. Ch. 10, pp. 289-316.

Horak, F. B. and Kuo, A. D. (2000) Postural adaptation for altered environments, tasks, and intentions. In: Biomechanics and Neural Control of Movement, J. Winters & P. Crago, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York. Ch. 19, pp. 267-281.

Kuo, A. D. / McGeer, T. (2007) Dynamic walking robots and the W Prize. , IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 14 (June): 13-15. [doi:10.1109/mra.2007.380651]

Gordon, K. E., Ferris, D. P., and Kuo, A. D. (2003) Reducing vertical center of mass movement during human walking doesn't necessarily reduce metabolic cost. In: Proc. 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Toledo, Ohio. #53. (Download poster PDF)