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Why change gaits? Dynamics of the walk-run transition.
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Why do humans switch from walking to running at a particular speed? It is proposed that gait transitions behave like nonequilibrium phase transitions between attractors. Experiment 1 examined walking and running on a treadmill while speed was varied. The transition occurred at the equal-energy separatrix between gaits, with predicted shifts in stride length and frequency, a qualitative reorganization in the relative phasing of segments within a leg, a sudden jump in relative phase, enhanced fluctuations in relative phase, and hysteresis. Experiment 2 dissociated speed, frequency, and stride length to show that the transition occurred at a constant speed near the energy separatrix. Results are consistent with a dynamic theory of locomotion in which preferred gaits are characterized by stable phase relationships and minimum energy expenditure, and gait transitions by a loss of stability and the reduction of energetic costs.
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- Authors
- Diedrich, F. J., & Warren, W. H.
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
- Published
- 1995
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 183-202
- ISSN
- 0096-1523 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1277
- OpenAlex
- W4249937648
- Cited by
- 368
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 8.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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