There is a need to conceptualize and improve the investigation and developments in
assistive devices, focusing on the design and effectiveness of walkers in the user's …

Locomotion is an important human faculty that affects an individual's life, bringing not only
physical and psychosocial implications but also heavy social-economic consequences …

Abstract Sit-to-stand (STS) transfers are a common human task which involves complex
sensorimotor processes to control the highly nonlinear musculoskeletal system. In this …

This paper presents the application of a mobile robot designed as an Assistant Personal
Robot (APR) as a walk-helper tool. The hypothesis is that the height and weight of this …

The focus of this paper is the control system of an exoskeleton that performs sit-to-stand
motion. In previous publications it was shown that during such motion an exoskeleton can …

In this paper a problem of controlling a lower limb exoskeleton during sit-to-stand motion
(verticalization) in sagittal plane is studied. It is assumed that left and right sides of the …

Robot-assisted walking has become a popular research field for helping mobility-limited
people to walk more easily. Different from other walking-aid devices (eg exoskeletons and …

Standing up refers to the transition from the seating to the standing postures to perform a
movement that involves several body segments and requires both voluntary action and …

Sit-to-stand (STS) transfer is an easy everyday activity for healthy people, but it is a
challenging task for the elderly, and patients with lower-limb weaknesses. This article …

Devices such as canes and wheelchairs, used to assist locomotion, have remained mostly
unchanged for centuries. Recent advances in robotics have the potential to develop smart …