ArticleIEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society2011
Preliminary evaluation of a powered lower limb orthosis to aid walking in paraplegic individuals.
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- Toward design of an environment-aware adaptive locomotion-mode-recognition system.IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering · 2012Trial
- Towards the use of a lower limb exoskeleton for locomotion assistance in individuals with neuromuscular locomotor deficits.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2012Trial
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- Enhancing Voluntary Motion with Modular, Backdrivable, Powered Hip and Knee Orthoses.IEEE robotics and automation letters · 2022Article
- Coordination Between Partial Robotic Exoskeletons and Human Gait: A Comprehensive Review on Control Strategies.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Review
- The Effects of Lower Limb Orthoses on Health Aspects of the Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Systematic Review Using International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) as a Reference Framework.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2022Review
- A Tube-based Model Predictive Control Method to Regulate a Knee Joint with Functional Electrical Stimulation and Electric Motor Assist.IEEE transactions on control systems technology : a publication of the IEEE Control Systems Society · 2021Article
- Review of control strategies for lower-limb exoskeletons to assist gait.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Review
- Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots.Wearable technologies · 2021Review
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- Biomechanical Signals of Varied Modality and Location Contribute Differently to Recognition of Transient Locomotion.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
This paper describes a powered lower-limb orthosis that is intended to provide gait assistance to spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals by providing assistive torques at both hip and knee joints. The orthosis has a mass of 12 kg and is capable of providing maximum joint torques of 40 Nm with hip and knee joint ranges of motion from 105° flexion to 30° extension and 105° flexion to 10° hyperextension, respectively. A custom distributed embedded system controls the orthosis with power being provided by a lithium polymer battery which provides power for one hour of continuous walking. In order to demonstrate the ability of the orthosis to assist walking, the orthosis was experimentally implemented on a paraplegic subject with a T10 complete injury. Data collected during walking indicates a high degree of step-to-step repeatability of hip and knee trajectories (as enforced by the orthosis) and an average walking speed of 0.8 km/hr. The electrical power required at each hip and knee joint during gait was approximately 25 and 27 W, respectively, contributing to the 117 W overall electrical power required by the device during walking. A video of walking corresponding to the aforementioned data is included in the supplemental material.
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