Compliant lower limb exoskeletons: a comprehensive review on mechanical design principles
MC Sanchez-Villamañan, J Gonzalez-Vargas… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Exoskeleton technology has made significant advances during the last decade, resulting in
a considerable variety of solutions for gait assistance and rehabilitation. The mechanical …
a considerable variety of solutions for gait assistance and rehabilitation. The mechanical …
Systematic review on wearable lower extremity robotic exoskeletons for assisted locomotion
S Qiu, Z Pei, C Wang, Z Tang - Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Lower extremity robotic exoskeletons (LEEX) can not only improve the ability of the human
body but also provide healing treatment for people with lower extremity dysfunction. There …
body but also provide healing treatment for people with lower extremity dysfunction. There …
Design and evaluation of a smooth-locking-based customizable prosthetic knee joint
K Wang, H Williams, Z Qian… - Journal of …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Limb loss affects many people from a variety of backgrounds around the world. The most
advanced commercially available prostheses for transfemoral amputees are fully active …
advanced commercially available prostheses for transfemoral amputees are fully active …
Breakthroughs in the spasticity management: are non-pharmacological treatments the future?
A Naro, A Leo, M Russo, C Casella, A Buda… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present paper aims at providing an objective narrative review of the existing non-
pharmacological treatments for spasticity. Whereas pharmacologic and conventional …
pharmacological treatments for spasticity. Whereas pharmacologic and conventional …
Legged locomotion over irregular terrains: State of the art of human and robot performance
A Torres-Pardo, D Pinto-Fernández… - Bioinspiration & …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Legged robotic technologies have moved out of the lab to operate in real environments,
characterized by a wide variety of unpredictable irregularities and disturbances, all this in …
characterized by a wide variety of unpredictable irregularities and disturbances, all this in …
Adaptive feet for quadrupedal walkers
The vast majority of state-of-the-art walking robots employ flat or ball feet for locomotion,
presenting limitations while stepping on obstacles, slopes, or unstructured terrain. Moreover …
presenting limitations while stepping on obstacles, slopes, or unstructured terrain. Moreover …
Advances in neuroprosthetic management of foot drop: a review
This paper reviews the technological advances and clinical results obtained in the
neuroprosthetic management of foot drop. Functional electrical stimulation has been widely …
neuroprosthetic management of foot drop. Functional electrical stimulation has been widely …
Whole-body balance stability regions for multi-level momentum and stepping strategies
A unified framework is established for general balance stability criteria of biped systems. The
stability regions of balanced and steppable states are partitions of the center-of-mass (COM) …
stability regions of balanced and steppable states are partitions of the center-of-mass (COM) …
Human lower limb joint biomechanics in daily life activities: a literature based requirement analysis for anthropomorphic robot design
M Grimmer, AA Elshamanhory… - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Daily human activity is characterized by a broad variety of movement tasks. This work
summarizes the sagittal hip, knee, and ankle joint biomechanics for a broad range of daily …
summarizes the sagittal hip, knee, and ankle joint biomechanics for a broad range of daily …
Lower limb rehabilitation robotics: The current understanding and technology
BACKGROUND: With the increasing rate of ambulatory disabilities and rise in the elderly
population, advance methods to deliver the rehabilitation and assistive services to patients …
population, advance methods to deliver the rehabilitation and assistive services to patients …