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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Robotics

Background:

  • Motor control research faces challenges with direct intraspinal microstimulation (ISMS) due to the high number of electrodes required for individual muscle recruitment and selectivity.
  • Controlling movement through combinations of motor primitives offers a potential solution to these challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a robust, fully automatic, block-based control framework for motion using intraspinal microstimulation (ISMS).
  • To leverage movement primitives for efficient and selective motor control.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an adaptive fuzzy terminal sliding mode control framework.
  • Implemented a block-based control strategy using movement primitives for ISMS.
  • Conducted experiments on spinally-intact anesthetized cats to validate the control framework for air-stepping and treadmill walking.

Main Results:

  • The proposed framework successfully generated gait cycles with good tracking performance in cats, with average tracking errors of 9.3% (ankle), 11.2% (knee), and 16.1% (hip).
  • Achieved effective gait control using only two movement blocks per leg during treadmill walking.
  • Demonstrated the controller's ability to automatically regulate interactions between movement blocks without preprogrammed activities.

Conclusions:

  • Normal gait patterns can be achieved through tracking control of movement blocks via ISMS.
  • The developed controller eliminates the need for offline learning or pre-adjustment of stimulation levels.
  • This approach offers a significant advancement in automatic motor control using ISMS.