The role of user preference in the customized control of robotic exoskeletons

KA Ingraham, CD Remy, EJ Rouse - Science robotics, 2022 - science.org
User preference is a promising objective for the control of robotic exoskeletons because it
may capture the multifactorial nature of exoskeleton use. However, to use it, we must first …

Continuous neural control of a bionic limb restores biomimetic gait after amputation

H Song, TH Hsieh, SH Yeon, T Shu, M Nawrot… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
For centuries scientists and technologists have sought artificial leg replacements that fully
capture the versatility of their intact biological counterparts. However, biological gait requires …

Task-agnostic exoskeleton control via biological joint moment estimation

DD Molinaro, KL Scherpereel, EB Schonhaut… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Lower-limb exoskeletons have the potential to transform the way we move,,,,,,,,,,,,–, but
current state-of-the-art controllers cannot accommodate the rich set of possible human …

Data-driven variable impedance control of a powered knee–ankle prosthesis for adaptive speed and incline walking

TK Best, CG Welker, EJ Rouse… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Most impedance-based walking controllers for powered knee–ankle prostheses use a finite
state machine with dozens of user-specific parameters that require manual tuning by …

A versatile knee exoskeleton mitigates quadriceps fatigue in lifting, lowering, and carrying tasks

NV Divekar, GC Thomas, AR Yerva, HB Frame… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
The quadriceps are particularly susceptible to fatigue during repetitive lifting, lowering, and
carrying (LLC), affecting worker performance, posture, and ultimately lower-back injury risk …

Real-time gait phase and task estimation for controlling a powered ankle exoskeleton on extremely uneven terrain

RL Medrano, GC Thomas, CG Keais… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Positive biomechanical outcomes have been reported with lower limb exoskeletons in
laboratory settings, but these devices have difficulty delivering appropriate assistance in …

Energy-efficient actuator design principles for robotic leg prostheses and exoskeletons: A review of series elasticity and backdrivability

B Laschowski, J McPhee - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Robotic leg prostheses and exoskeletons have traditionally been designed using highly-
geared motor-transmission systems that minimally exploit the passive dynamics of human …

Surface electromyogram, kinematic, and kinetic dataset of lower limb walking for movement intent recognition

W Wei, F Tan, H Zhang, H Mao, M Fu, OW Samuel, G Li - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Surface electromyogram (sEMG) offers a rich set of motor information for decoding limb
motion intention that serves as a control input to Intelligent human-machine synergy systems …

Absolute reliability of gait parameters acquired with markerless motion capture in living domains

S Riazati, TE McGuirk, ES Perry… - Frontiers in Human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: To examine the between-day absolute reliability of gait parameters acquired with
Theia3D markerless motion capture for use in biomechanical and clinical settings. Methods …

Data-driven phase-based control of a powered knee-ankle prosthesis for variable-incline stair ascent and descent

RJ Cortino, TK Best, RD Gregg - IEEE Transactions on Medical …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Powered knee-ankle prostheses can offer benefits over conventional passive devices during
stair locomotion by providing biomimetic net-positive work and active control of joint angles …