A review of current state-of-the-art control methods for lower-limb powered prostheses

R Gehlhar, M Tucker, AJ Young, AD Ames - Annual reviews in control, 2023 - Elsevier
Lower-limb prostheses aim to restore ambulatory function for individuals with lower-limb
amputations. While the design of lower-limb prostheses is important, this paper focuses on …

Myoelectric control of robotic lower limb prostheses: a review of electromyography interfaces, control paradigms, challenges and future directions

A Fleming, N Stafford, S Huang, X Hu… - Journal of neural …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Advanced robotic lower limb prostheses are mainly controlled autonomously.
Although the existing control can assist cyclic movements during locomotion of amputee …

Control strategies for active lower extremity prosthetics and orthotics: a review

MR Tucker, J Olivier, A Pagel, H Bleuler… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2015 - Springer
Technological advancements have led to the development of numerous wearable robotic
devices for the physical assistance and restoration of human locomotion. While many …

Design and validation of a powered knee–ankle prosthesis with high-torque, low-impedance actuators

T Elery, S Rezazadeh, C Nesler… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we present the design of a powered knee-ankle prosthetic leg, which
implements high-torque actuators with low-reduction transmissions. The transmission …

Continuous-phase control of a powered knee–ankle prosthesis: Amputee experiments across speeds and inclines

D Quintero, DJ Villarreal, DJ Lambert… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Control systems for powered prosthetic legs typically divide the gait cycle into several
periods with distinct controllers, resulting in dozens of control parameters that must be tuned …

A robotic leg prosthesis: Design, control, and implementation

BE Lawson, J Mitchell, D Truex, A Shultz… - IEEE Robotics & …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article describes the design and control of a powered knee and ankle prosthesis for
transfemoral amputees. Following a description of the design hardware, a hybrid control …

Online reinforcement learning control for the personalization of a robotic knee prosthesis

Y Wen, J Si, A Brandt, X Gao… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic prostheses deliver greater function than passive prostheses, but we face the
challenge of tuning a large number of control parameters in order to personalize the device …

Clutchable series-elastic actuator: Implications for prosthetic knee design

EJ Rouse, LM Mooney, HM Herr - The International Journal …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Currently, the mobility of above-knee amputees is limited by the lack of available prostheses
that can efficiently replicate biologically accurate movements. In this study, a powered knee …

A CNN-based method for intent recognition using inertial measurement units and intelligent lower limb prosthesis

BY Su, J Wang, SQ Liu, M Sheng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Powered intelligent lower limb prosthesis can actuate the knee and ankle joints, allowing
transfemoral amputees to perform seamless transitions between locomotion states with the …

Analysis of using EMG and mechanical sensors to enhance intent recognition in powered lower limb prostheses

AJ Young, TA Kuiken, LJ Hargrove - Journal of neural …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of electromyography
(EMG) data, in combination with a diverse array of mechanical sensors, to locomotion mode …