2014 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) 2014
DOI: 10.1109/smc.2014.6974196
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Walking assist for a stroke survivor with a power-assist exoskeleton

Abstract: A power-assist exoskeleton is expected to help the motion of physically weak person in daily living. The power-assist exoskeleton can be applicable to a stroke survivor also, though the motion intention of the paralyzed limb is difficult to be estimated. This paper proposes a control method of the lower-limb power-assist for a stroke survivor. In the proposed method, the lower-limb motion of the abled side of the user is copied as the desired motion of the paralyzed side. Then the desired lower-limb motion of … Show more

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“…The majority of assistive exoskeletons are designed to rigidly track time-based kinematic patterns, which forces users to follow specific joint positions during walking. The ReWalk and Ekso Bionics exoskeletons (as well as some other devices [7]–[12]) employ high-ratio transmissions, for example, ball screws or harmonic drives, to achieve the high torques required to track lower-limb kinematics. These rigid actuators are ideal for position-based control methods, as human torques or external force perturbations cannot easily rotate these actuators.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The majority of assistive exoskeletons are designed to rigidly track time-based kinematic patterns, which forces users to follow specific joint positions during walking. The ReWalk and Ekso Bionics exoskeletons (as well as some other devices [7]–[12]) employ high-ratio transmissions, for example, ball screws or harmonic drives, to achieve the high torques required to track lower-limb kinematics. These rigid actuators are ideal for position-based control methods, as human torques or external force perturbations cannot easily rotate these actuators.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Consequently, the combination of a highspeed motor and a high-ratio transmission, e.g., ball screw or harmonic drive, is common in powered lower-limb orthoses [6]–[11]. However, the use of a high-ratio transmission results in high mechanical impedance, which means that the user cannot move their joints without help from the orthosis.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most of these model based controls are complicated in terms of establishing a predefined model of the patient and exoskeleton. The robotic actuations are computed considering the inertia compensation, Zero moment point (ZMP)[69,70], balance criterion and thus relying on series of sensors to recognize the kinematic and dynamic variables[71]. It has been tested with a 1 DoF exoskeleton with an inertia compensation estimated from the angular accelerations[72,73].…”
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confidence: 99%