Do Classical Speed-Accuracy Trade-Off Models Generalize to Lower Limb Movements?
Di Florio, P.; Karamanlargil, A.; Zijlstra, W.; Ravi, D. K.; Lambercy, O.; Gassert, R.; Giannouli, E.
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Targeted stepping requires coordinating limb transport, preparatory postural adjustments, and accurate foot placement while maintaining balance under competing speed and accuracy demands. Although Fitts' law robustly describes speed-accuracy trade-offs (SATs) in upper-limb movements, its applicability to whole-body stepping remains unclear due to additional postural and visuomotor constraints. This study investigates how instructional emphasis and spatial demands modulate SAT regulation and pre-step postural dynamics during stepping. Twenty-four healthy young adults will perform a multidirectional stepping task across two directions (0 degrees and 45 degrees) and two distances (45% and 80% of leg length) under three instruction conditions: Fast, Accurate, and Fast & Accurate. Kinematic and force-plate data will quantify movement time, foot-placement error, and pre-step center-of-pressure dynamics. We hypothesize that instructional emphasis and increased postural demands will systematically alter stepping strategies and produce deviations from classical Fitts-type scaling, particularly during diagonal stepping.
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