Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance

C Siviy, LM Baker, BT Quinlivan… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Exoskeletons can augment the performance of unimpaired users and restore movement in
individuals with gait impairments. Knowledge of how users interact with wearable devices …

Design Considerations for the Development of Lower Limb Pediatric Exoskeletons a Literature Review

A Gesta, S Achiche, A Mohebbi - IEEE Transactions on Medical …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cerebral Palsy is the most prevalent cause of gait disorder in childhood, affecting the range
of motion, power, and joint torques of children. Several treatments are available, ranging …

Evaluation of controllers for augmentative hip exoskeletons and their effects on metabolic cost of walking: explicit versus implicit synchronization

AR Manzoori, D Malatesta, J Primavesi… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background: Efficient gait assistance by augmentative exoskeletons depends on reliable
control strategies. While numerous control methods and their effects on the metabolic cost of …

Walking on Real-world Terrain with an Ankle Exoskeleton in Cerebral Palsy

EA Tagoe, Y Fang, JR Williams… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Despite medical treatment focused on addressing walking disability, many millions of people
with neurological conditions, like cerebral palsy (CP), struggle to maintain independent …

Design and control of an individualized hip exoskeleton capable of gait phase synchronized flexion and extension torque assistance

S De Groof, Y Zhang, L Peyrodie, L Labey - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Assistive single-joint lower-limb exoskeletons have shown potential clinical benefits in
patients with gait deficiencies. Torque-controlled exoskeletons, unlike position-controlled …

Using Intent Estimation and Decision Theory to Support Lifting Motions with a Quasi-Passive Hip Exoskeleton

T Callens, V Ducastel, J De Schutter… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
This paper compares three controllers for quasi-passive exoskeletons. The Utility
Maximizing Controller (UMC) uses intent estimation to recognize user motions and decision …

Predict Hip Joint Moment Using CNN for Hip Exoskeleton Control

Y Zhang, J Xiong, Y Qian, X Chen, Y Guo, C Fu… - … on Intelligent Robotics …, 2023 - Springer
The assistance of the hip exoskeleton is closely related to hip joint moment, and the
corresponding assistance can be generated by hip joint moment directly. However, it is …