身体機能のダイナミクスを考慮した運動生成シミュレーションとその医療福祉応用(<小特集>福祉におけるシミュレーション技術の活用)  [in Japanese] Dynamical Simulation Generating Human Movements and Its Applications to Rehabilitation(Special Features on Applications of Simulation Methods to Welfare-Purpose Technology)  [in Japanese]

In order to predict result of rehabilitation of the motor system in advance, it is useful to employ a computer simulation technique that generates human movements autonomously and that is independent of measured motion data. This paper describes computer simulation models generating various human movements, such as walking, boat rowing, and pedaling, that we have developed. These simulation models include dynamical properties not only of the musculoskeletal system but also of the neuronal and cardiovascular systems so that can autonomously synthesize human movements appropriate from a biomechanical point of view. These applications to rehabilitation, such as walking model with a prosthesis, are also mentioned, and possibility and problem in this simulation method are discussed.