Human Ankle Control Data from Perturbation Studies

This dataset supports research on phase variables in human locomotor control, specifically investigating the heel-to-toe movement of the Center of Pressure under the foot as a potential biomechanical phase variable. The data originates from perturbation studies where the ankle was unexpectedly rotated during gait. The author is Robert D. Gregg, and the dataset was last updated in June 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between ankle rotation and the forward shift of the Center of Pressure to test the phase variable hypothesis.
• Model the progression of the stance ankle as a function of the heel-to-toe movement of the Center of Pressure.
• Investigate the phase shift in the remaining gait pattern following an unexpected ankle perturbation.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific, peer-reviewed scientific hypothesis on human locomotor control.
• Dataset is tagged with relevant research domains including Control Theory and Human Gait.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain license.

Limitations

• The specific data structure, including column names, row count, and file formats, is unknown.
• The sample size and demographic or geographic scope of the human subjects are not specified.
• Data is from 2020 and may not reflect the most recent research findings.

Provenance

Source

Robert D. Gregg via Dryad.

Collection Method

Collected from human locomotion perturbation studies.

Freshness

Last updated on 2020-06-24.