State of the art and future directions for lower limb robotic exoskeletons

AJ Young, DP Ferris - IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Research on robotic exoskeletons has rapidly expanded over the previous decade.
Advances in robotic hardware and energy supplies have enabled viable prototypes for …

Powered robotic exoskeletons in post-stroke rehabilitation of gait: a scoping review

DR Louie, JJ Eng - Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2016 - Springer
Powered robotic exoskeletons are a potential intervention for gait rehabilitation in stroke to
enable repetitive walking practice to maximize neural recovery. As this is a relatively new …

Shaping neuroplasticity by using powered exoskeletons in patients with stroke: a randomized clinical trial

RS Calabrò, A Naro, M Russo, P Bramanti… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2018 - Springer
Background The use of neurorobotic devices may improve gait recovery by entraining
specific brain plasticity mechanisms, which may be a key issue for successful rehabilitation …

Design and validation of a torque-controllable knee exoskeleton for sit-to-stand assistance

MK Shepherd, EJ Rouse - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Does robot-assisted gait rehabilitation improve balance in stroke patients? A systematic review

E Swinnen, D Beckwée, R Meeusen… - Topics in stroke …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the improvements in balance after robot-
assisted gait training (RAGT) in stroke patients. Two databases were searched: PubMed and …

Coordination between partial robotic exoskeletons and human gait: A comprehensive review on control strategies

JS Lora-Millan, JC Moreno, E Rocon - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lower-limb robotic exoskeletons have become powerful tools to assist or rehabilitate the gait
of subjects with impaired walking, even when they are designed to act only partially over the …

A soft-inflatable exosuit for knee rehabilitation: Assisting swing phase during walking

S Sridar, Z Qiao, N Muthukrishnan, W Zhang… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In this paper, we present a soft-inflatable exosuit to assist knee extension during gait training
for stroke rehabilitation. The soft exosuit is designed to provide 25% of the knee moment …

A unilateral robotic knee exoskeleton to assess the role of natural gait assistance in hemiparetic patients

JS Lora-Millan, FJ Sanchez-Cuesta, JP Romero… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Hemiparetic gait is characterized by strong asymmetries that can severely affect
the quality of life of stroke survivors. This type of asymmetry is due to motor deficits in the …

Design of a knee exoskeleton using foot pressure and knee torque sensors

JH Kim, M Shim, DH Ahn, BJ Son… - International …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This study presents the development of a modular knee exoskeleton system that supports
the knee joints of hemiplegic patients. The device is designed to realize the polycentric …

Adapted assistance and resistance training with a knee exoskeleton after stroke

J de Miguel Fernández, M Rey-Prieto… - … on Neural Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Studies on robotic interventions for gait rehabilitation after stroke require:(i) rigorous
performance evidence;(ii) systematic procedures to tune the control parameters; and (iii) …