ArticleProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine2017
A functional electrical stimulation system for human walking inspired by reflexive control principles.
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- Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Gait Characteristics in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Transcutaneous Functional Electrical Stimulation Controlled by a System of Sensors for the Lower Limbs: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- Novel lower limb robot-assisted gait phase stimulation enhances walking and balance in stroke patients: a pilot trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Sensing and Control Strategies Used in FES Systems Aimed at Assistance and Rehabilitation of Foot Drop: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Contributions of the Cybathlon championship to the literature on functional electrical stimulation cycling among individuals with spinal cord injury: A bibliometric review.Journal of sport and health science · 2022Review
- An adaptive reflexive control strategy for walking assistance system based on functional electrical stimulation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Advances in neuroprosthetic management of foot drop: a review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Review
- Adaptive multichannel FES neuroprosthesis with learning control and automatic gait assessment.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Article
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Abstract
This study presents an innovative multichannel functional electrical stimulation gait-assist system which employs a well-established purely reflexive control algorithm, previously tested in a series of bipedal walking robots. In these robots, ground contact information was used to activate motors in the legs, generating a gait cycle similar to that of humans. Rather than developing a sophisticated closed-loop functional electrical stimulation control strategy for stepping, we have instead utilised our simple reflexive model where muscle activation is induced through transfer functions which translate sensory signals, predominantly ground contact information, into motor actions. The functionality of the functional electrical stimulation system was tested by analysis of the gait function of seven healthy volunteers during functional electrical stimulation-assisted treadmill walking compared to unassisted walking. The results demonstrated that the system was successful in synchronising muscle activation throughout the gait cycle and was able to promote functional hip and ankle movements. Overall, the study demonstrates the potential of human-inspired robotic systems in the design of assistive devices for bipedal walking.
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