Systematic review on wearable lower extremity robotic exoskeletons for assisted locomotion

S Qiu, Z Pei, C Wang, Z Tang - Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Lower extremity robotic exoskeletons (LEEX) can not only improve the ability of the human
body but also provide healing treatment for people with lower extremity dysfunction. There …

Soft pneumatic elbow exoskeleton reduces the muscle activity, metabolic cost and fatigue during holding and carrying of loads

J Nassour, G Zhao, M Grimmer - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
To minimize fatigue, sustain workloads, and reduce the risk of injuries, the exoskeleton
Carry was developed. Carry combines a soft human–machine interface and soft pneumatic …

3D-printed piezoelectric PLA-based insole for event detection in gait analysis

B Latsch, N Schäfer, M Grimmer, OB Dali… - IEEE Sensors …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Detecting human movement is crucial for the control of lower limb wearable robotics
designed to assist daily activities or rehabilitation tasks. Sensorized insoles present a viable …

Phase-variable control of a powered knee-ankle prosthesis over continuously varying speeds and inclines

TK Best, KR Embry, EJ Rouse… - 2021 IEEE/RSJ …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Most controllers for lower-limb robotic prostheses require individually tuned parameter sets
for every combination of speed and incline that the device is designed for. Because …

Lower limb joint biomechanics-based identification of gait transitions in between level walking and stair ambulation

M Grimmer, J Zeiss, F Weigand, G Zhao, S Lamm… - Plos One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Lower limb exoskeletons and lower limb prostheses have the potential to reduce gait
limitations during stair ambulation. To develop robotic assistance devices, the biomechanics …

A mechatronic leg replica to benchmark human–exoskeleton physical interactions

M Dežman, S Massardi… - Bioinspiration & …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Evaluating human–exoskeleton interaction typically requires experiments with human
subjects, which raises safety issues and entails time-consuming testing procedures. This …

Effects of hip osteoarthritis on lower body joint kinematics during locomotion tasks: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Steingrebe, S Spancken, S Sell… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Motion analysis can be used to gain information needed for disease diagnosis
as well as for the design and evaluation of intervention strategies in patients with hip …

Joint power, joint work and lower limb muscle activity for transitions between level walking and stair ambulation at three inclinations

M Grimmer, J Zeiss, F Weigand, G Zhao - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
To enhance human mobility, training interventions and assistive lower limb wearable robotic
designs must draw insights from movement tasks from daily life. This study aimed to analyze …

Dynamics of sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit motions based on the trajectory control of the centre of mass of the body: A bond graph approach

V Soni, A Vaz - Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a bond graph model for the dynamics of sit-to-stand (SiTSt) and stand-to-
sit (StTSi) motions. It is hypothesized that, for these motions, the central nervous system …

Unilateral transtibial prosthesis users load their intact limb more than their prosthetic limb during sit-to-stand, squatting, and lifting

RH Teater, DN Wolf, KA McDonald, KE Zelik - Clinical Biomechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Lower limb prosthesis users exhibit high rates of joint pain and disease, such
as osteoarthritis, in their intact limb. Overloading of their intact limb during daily activities …