Hamstrings force-length relationships and their implications for angle-specific joint torques: a narrative review

E Kellis, AJ Blazevich - BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2022 - Springer
Temporal biomechanical and physiological responses to physical activity vary between
individual hamstrings components as well as between exercises, suggesting that hamstring …

Individualization of exosuit assistance based on measured muscle dynamics during versatile walking

RW Nuckols, S Lee, K Swaminathan, D Orzel… - Science robotics, 2021 - science.org
Variability in human walking depends on individual physiology, environment, and walking
task. Consequently, in the field of wearable robotics, there is a clear need for customizing …

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 …

Mechanics of walking and running up and downhill: A joint-level perspective to guide design of lower-limb exoskeletons

RW Nuckols, KZ Takahashi, DJ Farris, S Mizrachi… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Lower-limb wearable robotic devices can improve clinical gait and reduce energetic
demand in healthy populations. To help enable real-world use, we sought to examine how …

Tap** Into Skeletal Muscle Biomechanics for Design and Control of Lower Limb Exoskeletons: A Narrative Review

ZS Mahdian, H Wang, MIM Refai… - Journal of applied …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Lower limb exoskeletons and exosuits (“exos”) are traditionally designed with a strong focus
on mechatronics and actuation, whereas the “human side” is often disregarded or minimally …

Comparing optimized exoskeleton assistance of the hip, knee, and ankle in single and multi-joint configurations

PW Franks, GM Bryan, RM Martin, R Reyes… - Wearable …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Exoskeletons that assist the hip, knee, and ankle joints have begun to improve human
mobility, particularly by reducing the metabolic cost of walking. However, direct comparisons …

Enhanced motor learning and motor savings after acute intermittent hypoxia are associated with a reduction in metabolic cost

AT Bogard, MR Hemmerle, AC Smith… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Breathing mild bouts of low oxygen air (ie acute intermittent hypoxia, AIH) has been shown
to improve locomotor function in humans after a spinal cord injury. How AIH‐induced gains …

The effects of incline level on optimized lower-limb exoskeleton assistance: A case series

PW Franks, GM Bryan, R Reyes… - … on Neural Systems …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For exoskeletons to be successful in real-world settings, they will need to be effective across
a variety of terrains, including on inclines. While some single-joint exoskeletons have …

Real-time gait phase estimation based on neural network and assistance strategy based on simulated muscle dynamics for an ankle exosuit

Z Wang, C Chen, F Yang, Y Liu, G Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft exosuits have been demonstrated to possess the potential to reduce metabolism and
muscle fatigue in human locomotion. How to maximize the user's metabolic benefit and …

Fusion of wearable kinetic and kinematic sensors to estimate triceps surae work during outdoor locomotion on slopes

SE Harper, DG Schmitz, PG Adamczyk, DG Thelen - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Muscle–tendon power output is commonly assessed in the laboratory through the work loop,
a paired analysis of muscle force and length during a cyclic task. Work-loop analysis of …