Review of control strategies for lower-limb exoskeletons to assist gait

R Baud, AR Manzoori, A Ijspeert, M Bouri - Journal of NeuroEngineering …, 2021 - Springer
Background Many lower-limb exoskeletons have been developed to assist gait, exhibiting a
large range of control methods. The goal of this paper is to review and classify these control …

Performance evaluation of lower limb exoskeletons: a systematic review

D Pinto-Fernandez, D Torricelli… - … on Neural Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Review of assistive strategies in powered lower-limb orthoses and exoskeletons

T Yan, M Cempini, CM Oddo, N Vitiello - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2015 - Elsevier
Starting from the early research in the 1960s, especially in the last two decades, orthoses
and exoskeletons have been significantly developed. They are designed in different …

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 …

Robotic devices for paediatric rehabilitation: a review of design features

A Gonzalez, L Garcia, J Kilby, P McNair - BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2021 - Springer
Children with physical disabilities often have limited performance in daily activities,
hindering their physical development, social development and mental health. Therefore …

Mechanical design and evaluation of a compact portable knee–ankle–foot robot for gait rehabilitation

G Chen, P Qi, Z Guo, H Yu - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents the mechanical design and evaluation of a knee–ankle–foot robot,
which is compact, modular and portable for stroke patients to carry out overground gait …

The embodiment of assistive devices—from wheelchair to exoskeleton

M Pazzaglia, M Molinari - Physics of life reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) place a heavy burden on the healthcare system and have a high
personal impact and marked socio-economic consequences. Clinically, no absolute cure for …

The effectiveness of powered, active lower limb exoskeletons in neurorehabilitation: a systematic review

S Federici, F Meloni, M Bracalenti… - …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
OBJECTIVE: This review examines the utility of current active, powered, wearable lower limb
exoskeletons as aids to rehabilitation in paraplegic patients with gait disorders resulting from …

Preliminary design and development of a low-cost lower-limb exoskeleton system for paediatric rehabilitation

J Narayan, S Kumar Dwivedy - Proceedings of the Institution …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this work, the design, modeling, and development of a low-cost lower limb exoskeleton
(LLES) system are presented for paediatric rehabilitation (age: 8–12 years, mass: 25–40 kg …

An adaptive sliding mode variable admittance control method for lower limb rehabilitation exoskeleton robot

Y Tu, A Zhu, J Song, H Shen, Z Shen, X Zhang, G Cao - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
As passive rehabilitation training with fixed trajectory ignores the active participation of
patients, in order to increase the active participation of patients and improve the effect of …