DocumentCode :
2416113
Title :
Degrees-of-freedom of a robotic exoskeleton and human adaptation to new gait templates
Author :
Stegall, Paul ; Winfree, Kyle N. ; Agrawal, Sunil K.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
fYear :
2012
fDate :
14-18 May 2012
Firstpage :
4986
Lastpage :
4991
Abstract :
This paper addresses an important question in the field of rehabilitation robotics that can help engineers to develop and optimize future gait training robotic exoskeletons. This question can be posed as follows: Do the exoskeleton´s degrees-of-freedom at the pelvis affect human adaptation to new gait templates? More specifically, would additional degrees-of-freedom in the exoskeleton that allow the human trunk to translate and rotate, and the hips to abduct/adduct increase human gait adaptation with an exoskeleton?
Keywords :
gait analysis; medical robotics; path planning; patient rehabilitation; prosthetics; ALEX I; ALEX II; University of Delaware; active leg exoskeleton; assist-as-needed force; foot path following training; future gait training robotic exoskeletons; gait templates; human gait adaptation; intermittent visual feedback; lokomat; rehabilitation robotics; robotic exoskeleton; Exoskeletons; Hip; Joints; Legged locomotion; Pelvis; Training;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Saint Paul, MN
ISSN :
1050-4729
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1403-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1050-4729
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICRA.2012.6225092
Filename :
6225092
Link To Document :
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