ArticleJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2020
Impact of elastic ankle exoskeleton stiffness on neuromechanics and energetics of human walking across multiple speeds.
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- Control strategies used in lower limb exoskeletons for gait rehabilitation after brain injury: a systematic review and analysis of clinical effectiveness.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Can a passive unilateral hip exosuit diminish walking asymmetry? A randomized trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Trial
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- A lightweight passive ankle exoskeleton with dual-phase energy harvesting and stiffness adaptation.Wearable technologies · 2026Article
- Optimization of Actuator Stiffness and Actuation Timing of a Passive Ankle Exoskeleton: A Case Study Using a Musculoskeletal Modeling Approach.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of Ankle Exoskeleton Motor Location on Gait Biomechanics and User Perceptions: The Bowden Cable Dilemma.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2025Article
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- OpenSEA: a 3D printed planetary gear series elastic actuator for a compliant elbow joint exoskeleton.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
- Springs vs. motors: Ideal assistance in the lower limbs during walking at different speeds.PLoS computational biology · 2024Article
- Integrating musculoskeletal simulation and machine learning: a hybrid approach for personalized ankle-foot exoskeleton assistance strategies.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- How Adaptive Ankle Exoskeleton Assistance Affects Stability During Perturbed and Unperturbed Walking in the Elderly.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2023Article
- Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance.Nature biomedical engineering · 2023Review
- The influence of elastic ankle exoskeletons on lower limb mechanical energetics during unexpected perturbations.Royal Society open science · 2023Article
- Biomechanical Effects of Adding an Ankle Soft Actuation in a Unilateral Exoskeleton.Biosensors · 2022Article
- Reducing the energy cost of walking with low assistance levels through optimized hip flexion assistance from a soft exosuit.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Application of Wearable Sensors in Actuation and Control of Powered Ankle Exoskeletons: A Comprehensive Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Reduced Achilles Tendon Stiffness Disrupts Calf Muscle Neuromechanics in Elderly Gait.Gerontology · 2022Review
- Individualization of exosuit assistance based on measured muscle dynamics during versatile walking.Science robotics · 2021Article
- Effect of Assistance Timing in Knee Extensor Muscle Activation During Sit-to-Stand Using a Bilateral Robotic Knee Exoskeleton.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundElastic ankle exoskeletons with intermediate stiffness springs in parallel with the human plantarflexors can reduce the metabolic cost of walking by ~ 7% at 1.25 m s
methodsEleven participants walked on a level treadmill at 1.25, 1.50, and 1.75 m s
resultsMetabolic cost was significantly reduced at the lowest exoskeleton stiffness (50 Nm rad
conclusionsElastic ankle exoskeletons with low rotational stiffness reduce users' metabolic cost of walking at slow and fast but not intermediate walking speed. The relationship between the non-weighted sum of soleus and tibialis activation rate and metabolic cost (R
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