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Walking speed significantly impacts lower limb intersegmental coordination metrics, which are crucial for stable human locomotion. Age, BMI, and height showed minimal correlation with these gait characteristics.

Keywords:
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  • Human Locomotion
  • Robotics

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  • Intersegmental coordination of thigh, shank, and foot is vital for stable and efficient human walking.
  • Limb elevation angles during gait follow a planar manifold, described by the planar covariation law.

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  • To investigate how walking speed, age, BMI, and height influence the size and orientation of the intersegmental coordination manifold and covariation plane.
  • To introduce novel metrics for quantifying intersegmental coordination during human gait.

Main Methods:

  • Developed novel metrics: mean radius of manifold, manifold rotation, and plane orientation.
  • Analyzed a public dataset of 19-67 year olds walking at speeds from 0.18 to 2.3 m/s.
  • Utilized t-tests, ANOVA, and regression analysis to assess metric correlations with speed, gender, and demographics.

Main Results:

  • Walking speed strongly correlated with the computed intersegmental coordination metrics.
  • Age, BMI, and height showed negligible correlations with these gait metrics.
  • No significant gender-based differences were observed; metrics increased with walking speed.

Conclusions:

  • Introduced quantifiable metrics and regression models for lower limb intersegmental coordination (ISC) related to walking speed.
  • Findings can enhance clinical gait analysis and inform the design of assistive devices like prosthetics and rehabilitation robots.
  • The study provides tools to replicate natural gaits and improve biomechanical device functionality.