Title :
Alternative control in FES-assisted locomotion
Author :
Chen, Yu-Luen ; Chen, Weoi-Luen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Hwa-Hsia Coll. of Technol. & Commerce, Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
This study is aimed at establishing a neural network and fuzzy feedback control FES system used for adjusting the optimum electrical stimulating current to control the motion of an ankle joint. The proposed method further improves the drop-foot problem existing hemiplegia patients.
Keywords :
biocontrol; biomechanics; fuzzy control; fuzzy neural nets; medical control systems; neuromuscular stimulation; three-term control; FES-assisted locomotion; alternative control; ankle joint motion; drop-foot problem; functional electrical simulation; fuzzy feedback control; hemiplegia patients; locomotion; neural network; optimum electrical stimulating current; Control systems; Electrical stimulation; Error correction; Fuzzy control; Fuzzy neural networks; Fuzzy systems; Neural networks; Neuromuscular stimulation; Nonlinear control systems; Supervised learning;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering, 2003. IEEE EMBS Asian-Pacific Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7943-8
DOI :
10.1109/APBME.2003.1302678
