ArticleScientific reports2020
Ultrasound imaging links soleus muscle neuromechanics and energetics during human walking with elastic ankle exoskeletons.
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- Springs vs. motors: Ideal assistance in the lower limbs during walking at different speeds.PLoS computational biology · 2024Article
- Effects of passive ankle exoskeletons on neuromuscular function during exaggerated standing sway.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
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- What good is a measure of muscle length? The how and why of direct measurements of skeletal muscle motion.Journal of biomechanics · 2023Review
- Assisting walking balance using a bio-inspired exoskeleton controller.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
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- Age-Related Reliability of B-Mode Analysis for Tailored Exosuit Assistance.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The influence of elastic ankle exoskeletons on lower limb mechanical energetics during unexpected perturbations.Royal Society open science · 2023Article
- A machine learning approach to quantify individual gait responses to ankle exoskeletons.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
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- Simulations suggest walking with reduced propulsive force would not mitigate the energetic consequences of lower tendon stiffness.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Unpowered exoskeletons with springs in parallel to human plantar flexor muscle-tendons can reduce the metabolic cost of walking. We used ultrasound imaging to look 'under the skin' and measure how exoskeleton stiffness alters soleus muscle contractile dynamics and shapes the user's metabolic rate during walking. Eleven participants (4F, 7M; age: 27.7 ± 3.3 years) walked on a treadmill at 1.25 m s
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