locomotion

Performance Evaluation of Lower Limb Exoskeletons: A Systematic Review

Author(s)3: David Pinto-Fernandez, Diego Torricelli, Maria del Carmen Sanchez-Villamanan, Felix Aller, Katja Mombaur, Roberto Conti, Nicola Vitiello, Juan C. Moreno, Jose Luis Pons
Performance Evaluation of Lower Limb Exoskeletons: A Systematic Review 776 655 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Benchmarks have long been used to verify and compare the readiness level of different technologies in many application domains. In the field of wearable robots, the lack of a recognized benchmarking methodology is one important impediment that may hamper the efficient translation of research prototypes into actual products. read more
Evaluation of the Achilles Ankle Exoskeleton

Evaluation of the Achilles Ankle Exoskeleton

Author(s)3: Wietse van Dijk, Cory Meijneke, Herman van der Kooij
Evaluation of the Achilles Ankle Exoskeleton 780 435 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

This paper evaluates the Achilles exoskeleton. The exoskeleton is intended to provide push-off assistance for healthy subjects during walking. The assistance is provided by a series elastic actuator that has…

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Using Actual and Imagined Walking Related Desynchronization Features in a BCI

Author(s)3: Marianne Severens, Monica Perusquia-Hernandez, Bart Nienhuis, Jason Farquhar, Jacques Duysens
Using Actual and Imagined Walking Related Desynchronization Features in a BCI 780 275 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

Recently, brain–computer interface (BCI) research has extended to investigate its possible use in motor rehabilitation. Most of these investigations have focused on the upper body. Only few studies consider gait…

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