A Soft-Inflatable Exosuit for Knee Rehabilitation: Assisting Swing Phase During Walking

A Soft-Inflatable Exosuit for Knee Rehabilitation: Assisting Swing Phase During Walking

In this paper, we present a soft-inflatable exosuit to assist knee extension during gait training for stroke rehabilitation. The soft exosuit is designed to provide 25% of the knee moment required during the swing phase of the gait cycle and is integrated with inertial measurement units (IMUs) and s...

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Main Authors: Saivimal Sridar, Zhi Qiao, Niveditha Muthukrishnan, Wenlong Zhang, Panagiotis Polygerinos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Subjects:
soft-inflatable actuators
soft exosuit
stiffness control
wearable robotics
assistive devices
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frobt.2018.00044/full

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