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Design and Gait Control of an Active Lower Limb Exoskeleton for Walking Assistance

Machines, 2023
In the development of assistive lower-limb exoskeletons, both exoskeleton design, and gait control are critical for their successful applications. This paper introduces an assistive lower-limb exoskeleton (ALEXO) for active walking assistance.
Lingzhou Yu, Harun Leto, Shaoping Bai
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Fabric‐Based Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Gloves: Advancements and Challenges

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights interdisciplinary technological advances in fabric‐based robotic gloves, focusing on progress in design, fabrication, actuation, sensing, control, and power and energy requirements. It also addresses performance testing and validation, including biomechanical, strength, functional, user experience, and durability assessments, to ...
Ayse Feyza Yilmaz, Gökhan Ince, Ozgur Atalay   +2 more
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Gait Recognition for Lower Limb Exoskeletons Based on Interactive Information Fusion

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2022
In recent decades, although the research on gait recognition of lower limb exoskeleton robot has been widely developed, there are still limitations in rehabilitation training and clinical practice.
Wei Chen, Jun Li, Shanying Zhu, Xiaodong Zhang, Yutao Men, Hang Wu   +5 more
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Vision‐Augmented Wearable Interfaces: Bioinspired Approaches for Realistic AI‐Human‐Machine Interaction

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review presents recent progress in vision‐augmented wearable interfaces that combine artificial vision, soft wearable sensors, and exoskeletal robots. Inspired by biological visual systems, these technologies enable multimodal perception and intelligent human–machine interaction.
Jihun Lee, Gwuidong Ryu, Kisoo Kim, Feng Xu, Won Gu Lee   +4 more
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Exoskeleton Recognition of Human Movement Intent Based on Surface Electromyographic Signals: Review

IEEE Access
The lower limb exoskeleton technology is designed to facilitate the movement of human lower limbs. Significant progress has been made in this technology, which has important implications for rehabilitation patients and individuals who are eager to ...
Changjia Lu, Qingjie Qi, Yingjie Liu, Dan Li, Wenhao Xian, Yue Wang, Changbing Chen, Xin Xu   +7 more
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A Study of Knee Exoskeleton Configuration Based on Lower Limb Motion Characteristics Analysis

Machines, 2023
In order to solve poor coordination between the exoskeleton and the human leg, this article analyzed the spatiotemporal characteristics of lower limb motion using data collection from human walking gait experiments.
Xinyao Tang, Xupeng Wang, Yanmin Xue, Rong Yin, Jiayin Yang   +4 more
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Unilateral Ankle‐Foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton with Balance‐Sensing Feedback for Self‐Help Telerehabilitation after Stroke

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study introduces a hybrid robot that integrates mechanical assistance by musculoskeletons (i.e., soft pneumatic muscle with rigid exoskeletal extensions), neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and vibrotactile feedback in a lightweight wearable mechatronic complex applicable to the paretic ankle–foot poststroke for gait restoration. The system can
Fuqiang Ye, Wei Rong, Waiming Li, Kwok‐Ting Wong, Man‐Kit Pang, Hon‐Wah Wai, Lilly Li, Zicong Hong, Song Guo, Zong‐Hao Ma, Yongping Zheng, Ming Zhang, Nicholas Chow, Jianing Zhang, Xiaoling Hu, Fei Chen, Waisang Poon   +16 more
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Stable gait generation method for lower-limb exoskeleton based on instrumented crutches

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2023
Lower-limb exoskeletons have attracted considerable interest because they can provide impaired individuals with the ability to walk upright. Trajectory generation of walking gait is a crucial issue for lower-limb exoskeletons that has not yet been ...
Tianjiao Zheng, Jingsong Gao, Sikai Zhao, Mingzhu Lai, Yang Gao, Jie Zhao, Yanhe Zhu   +6 more
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A Human Lower Limb Mechanical Phantom for the Testing of Knee Exoskeletons

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2023
The development of assistive lower-limb exoskeletons can be time-consuming. Testing prototype medical devices on vulnerable populations such as children also has safety concerns.
W. Sebastian Barrutia, James Bratt, Daniel P. Ferris   +2 more
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
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