J0202-3-6 Development of Widely Useable Simulator for Optimization of Walking Form in Water

Abstract

The objective of this study was to develop the widely useable simulator for optimization of walking form in water. The simulator consists of two calculation parts, calculation part for joint torque and calculation part of muscle force. In the simulation, joint angles are set as design parameters, and joint torque and muscle force are calculated repeatedly until the objective function becomes the maximum value. By using this simulator, the optimal walking form in water for elderly people was calculated as example. From the optimization, it was found that the form, in which knee joint is actively used, becomes the optimal form for elderly people.