Exoskeletons can augment the performance of unimpaired users and restore movement in
individuals with gait impairments. Knowledge of how users interact with wearable devices …

Lower-limb prostheses aim to restore ambulatory function for individuals with lower-limb
amputations. While the design of lower-limb prostheses is important, this paper focuses on …

Personalized exoskeleton assistance provides users with the largest improvements in
walking speed and energy economy,–but requires lengthy tests under unnatural laboratory …

Exoskeletons and active prostheses promise to enhance human mobility, but few have
succeeded. Optimizing device characteristics on the basis of measured human performance …

In individuals with lower-limb amputations, robotic prostheses can increase walking speed,
and reduce energy use, the incidence of falls and the development of secondary …

Lower-limb exoskeletons could improve the mobility of people with disabilities, older adults,
workers, first responders, and military personnel. Despite recent advances, few products are …

This article describes the design and control of a powered knee and ankle prosthesis for
transfemoral amputees. Following a description of the design hardware, a hybrid control …

Techniques proposed for assisting locomotion with exoskeletons have often included a
combination of active work input and passive torque support, but the physiological effects of …

Tools have been used for millions of years to augment the capabilities of the human body,
allowing us to accomplish tasks that would otherwise be difficult or impossible. Powered …

Individuals with poststroke hemiparesis often exhibit mobility deficits, particularly during
tasks requiring high lower limb torques. The sit-to-stand transition is consistently marked by …