Fast and accurate gait phase detection is essential to achieve effective powered lower-limb
prostheses and exoskeletons. As the versatility but also the complexity of these robotic …

The lower-limb robotic prostheses can provide assistance for amputees' daily activities by
restoring the biomechanical functions of missing limb (s). To set proper control strategies …

Wearable robotic devices often need electrical energy. An interesting idea is to collect
mechanical energy during walking and convert it into electrical energy to recharge these …

This article presents a robotic transfemoral prosthesis that consists of an electrohydraulic
knee and a motor-driven ankle. The electrohydraulic knee includes a controllable hydraulic …

Continuous gait phase plays an important role in wearable robot control. This study focuses
on the online estimation of continuous gait phase based on robotic transtibial prosthesis …

Energy efficiency is crucial in developing transtibial prostheses, encompassing two main
aspects: amputee metabolic cost and prosthetic energy consumption. The parallel elastic …

Gait asymmetry due to unilateral limb loss increases the risk of injury or progressive joint
degeneration. The devel-opment of wearable robotic devices paves the way for improving …

It is thought that creating sensorimotor feedback in people with ankle joint amputation can
affect motor biomechanics during gait, but there is little evidence or previous research. This …

Maximum dorsiflexion (MDF) is an important gait event corresponding to the maximum ankle
dorsiflexion angle in each gait cycle. MDF timing plays an important role in the control of …

Accurate and rapid detection of gait phases is of utmost importance in achieving optimal
performance of powered lower-limb prostheses and exoskeletons. With the increasing …