Movement-dependent stabilization support system

A movement-dependent stabilization support method for maintaining stability of a moving body, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a movement-dependent stabilization support system comprising:
• a plurality of sensors;
• a plurality of actuators;
• and
• a control unit;
• detecting movement parameters of the body utilizing the sensors;
• defining by the control unit a support base utilizing contact points of feet of the body and a standing plane of the body;
• recognizing by the control unit whether an instability of the body is imminent, based on the movement parameters and a mathematical movement model including a location of a center of gravity of the body in relation to the support base;
• determining by the control unit positions of predetermined reference points of the mathematical movement model, on the basis of the movement parameters of the body received;
• detecting by the control unit an imminent instability of the body, based on trajectories of the reference points of the mathematical movement model;
• selecting by the control unit a stabilization strategy from a plurality of predetermined stabilization strategies, when it has been detected that instability of the body is imminent;
• and
• stiffening the actuators according to the selected stabilization strategy.