ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2026
Plantar-pressure-guided support-plate position control for a walker-assisted lower-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton.
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Introduction: Maintaining appropriate foot-ground contact is important for walker-assisted lower-limb exoskeleton training. Excessive plantar loading may increase initial-contact impact and actuator load, whereas excessive unloading may reduce frictional contact and contact stability. Passive spring support can provide impact buffering, but it cannot adjust the support working point according to gait phase or plantar-pressure feedback. Methods: This study proposes a multi-zone plantar-pressure-guided position control method for the support-force adjustment plate of a walker-assisted lower-limb exoskeleton. The system combines a fixed-stiffness spring with a vertical screw-driven adjustment plate. Total plantar pressure was obtained by fusing signals from 18 pressure cells on each instrumented foot and served as the main feedback variable. Regional plantar pressures and the center of pressure supported gait-phase recognition and contact-state estimation. A phase-related plantar-pressure target band was used as an engineering constraint to maintain stable foot-ground contact. Experiments involved three healthy male participants under no-spring, passive-spring, and proposed-control conditions during low-speed frame-assisted walking. Results and discussion: In the proposed-control condition, peak total plantar pressure was
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