Reducing the metabolic cost of walking with an ankle exoskeleton: interaction between actuation timing and power

Reducing the metabolic cost of walking with an ankle exoskeleton: interaction between actuation timing and power

Abstract Background Powered ankle-foot exoskeletons can reduce the metabolic cost of human walking to below normal levels, but optimal assistance properties remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to test the effects of different assistance timing and power characteristics in an experiment wit...

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Main Authors: Samuel Galle, Philippe Malcolm, Steven Hartley Collins, Dirk De Clercq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
Human locomotion
Augmentation
Lower-limb exoskeletons
Metabolic cost
Optimal assistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12984-017-0235-0

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