Title :
Effective Gait planning for robotic rehabilitation - From normal gait study to application in clinical rehabilitation
Author :
Lim, H.B. ; Hoon, K.H. ; Soh, Y.C. ; Tow, Adela ; Low, K.H.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
In this paper, we introduce a gait generation concept for rehabilitation, namely GaitGen. GaitGen aims to provide objective gait planning for rehabilitation. An established formula of normalized gait parameters has been studied via GAITRite. Thirty subjects are recruited for the GAITRite experiment. L-index is introduced to study the significance of leg length in the modified normalized gait parameters formula. The paper ends with a summary of results, findings, and future works.
Keywords :
gait analysis; handicapped aids; legged locomotion; medical robotics; orthotics; path planning; patient rehabilitation; L-index; clinical rehabilitation; gait disability; gait generation concept; gait planning control; leg length; normalized gait parameter formula; robotic orthosis; robotic rehabilitation; Aerospace engineering; Central nervous system; Humans; Injuries; Intelligent robots; Leg; Legged locomotion; Muscles; Rehabilitation robotics; Spinal cord;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2009. AIM 2009. IEEE/ASME International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2852-6
DOI :
10.1109/AIM.2009.5229764
