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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Design and Control of a Single-Leg Exoskeleton with Gravity Compensation for Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy.

Mohammadhadi Sarajchi, Konstantinos Sirlantzis

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Mohammadhadi SarajchiSchool of Engineering, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5185-6165
Konstantinos SirlantzisSchool of Engineering, Technology and Design, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, CT1 1QU, UK.

Funding

Interreg 2 Seas programme 2014-2020 co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund 2S05-038 (M.O.T.I.O.N project)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience reduced quality of life due to limited mobility and independence. Recent studies have shown that lower-limb exoskeletons (LLEs) have significant potential to improve the walking ability of children with CP. However, the number of prototyped LLEs for children with CP is very limited, while no single-leg exoskeleton (SLE) has been developed specifically for children with CP. This study aims to fill this gap by designing the first size-adjustable SLE for children with CP aged 8 to 12, covering Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I to IV. The exoskeleton incorporates three active joints at the hip, knee, and ankle, actuated by brushless DC motors and harmonic drive gears. Individuals with CP have higher metabolic consumption than their typically developed (TD) peers, with gravity being a significant contributing factor. To address this, the study designed a model-based gravity-compensator impedance controller for the SLE. A dynamic model of user and exoskeleton interaction based on the Euler-Lagrange formulation and following Denavit-Hartenberg rules was derived and validated in Simscape

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Cerebral PalsyExoskeleton DeviceBiomechanical PhenomenaChildHumansLegQuality of LifeWalkingassistive robotcerebral palsydynamic systems and controlgravity compensatorimpedance controlkinematic analysislower-limb exoskeletonunilateral exoskeletonwearable robot

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PMID37447953
PMCPMC10346534

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