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ArticleJournal of biomechanics2019

Comparison of the human-exosuit interaction using ankle moment and ankle positive power inspired walking assistance.

Martin Grimmer, Brendan T Quinlivan, Sangjun Lee, Philippe Malcolm, Denise Martineli Rossi, Christopher Siviy, Conor J Walsh

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In one paragraph

Article in Journal of biomechanics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. PositiveAssist: Energy-Gated Control for Positive Power Assistance of Exoskeleton in Walking, Running, and Stair Climbing.IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics : a joint publication of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division · 2026
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  4. Optimal Energy Shaping and Force Amplification Framework for Task-Agnostic, Biomimetic Ankle Exoskeletons.IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society · 2026
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  7. Hip Exoskeleton for Cycling Assistance.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  10. Exo Supportive Devices: Summary of Technical Aspects.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Martin GrimmerInstitute for Sports Science, TU Darmstadt, Magdalenenstr. 27, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany. Electronic address: grimmer@sport.tu-darmstadt.de.
Brendan T QuinlivanJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Sangjun LeeJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Philippe MalcolmDepartment of Biomechanics and Center for Research in Human Movement Variability, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.
Denise Martineli RossiDepartment of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Christopher SiviyJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Conor J WalshJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Harvard University · USTechnical University of Darmstadt · DEUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha · US

Funding

Visual control of locomotion in people with Parkinsons diseaseP20GM109090 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA · PI KNARR, BRIAN ANDREW · 2014 to 2023
$20.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM109090
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous ankle exoskeleton assistance techniques that were able to demonstrate metabolic reductions can be categorized into those that delivered moment profiles similar to the biological ankle moment throughout the stance phase, and others that delivered positive power only during push off. Both assistance techniques and a powered-off condition were compared in treadmill walking (1.5 m s

Indexed as

AnkleMechanical PhenomenaRoboticsWalkingAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaEnergy MetabolismExercise TherapyFemaleGaitHumansMaleAssistanceControlExosuitMomentPower

Identifiers

PMID30514626
PMCPMC6375290
OpenAlexW2901443750

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Registered trials

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