WheelWalker: a foot-wheel driving exoskeleton for the alternate walk of paraplegic patients
Upright walk is the fundamental need of paraplegic patients. In this study, we proposed a novel lower-limb exoskeleton for assisting the patients to walk alternately and further improve their engagement in the rehabilitation training. The exoskeleton was driven by a hub motor which was mounted under...
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doaj-251a468f67c34261bfd0e4a684d6dcfe2021-02-02T01:43:45ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2017-01-011081300310.1051/matecconf/201710813003matecconf_icmaa2017_13003WheelWalker: a foot-wheel driving exoskeleton for the alternate walk of paraplegic patientsMa QingchuanJi LinhongWang RenchengUpright walk is the fundamental need of paraplegic patients. In this study, we proposed a novel lower-limb exoskeleton for assisting the patients to walk alternately and further improve their engagement in the rehabilitation training. The exoskeleton was driven by a hub motor which was mounted under the foot, and a pair of custom-made crutch with wireless controller was used to control the walking condition of exoskeleton and maintain balance. This paper mainly introduced the general designing concept and detailed specifications of each modules of the exoskeleton. A pilot using experiment was performed on two healthy subjects to qualitatively analyse the capability of this exoskeleton when adopting different gaits. The results showed that the subjects with different body characteristics could complete continued walk by wearing this exoskeleton either in a three-point gait mode or four-point gait mode.https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201710813003 |
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WheelWalker: a foot-wheel driving exoskeleton for the alternate walk of paraplegic patients |
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WheelWalker: a foot-wheel driving exoskeleton for the alternate walk of paraplegic patients |
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WheelWalker: a foot-wheel driving exoskeleton for the alternate walk of paraplegic patients |
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2261-236X |
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2017-01-01 |
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Upright walk is the fundamental need of paraplegic patients. In this study, we proposed a novel lower-limb exoskeleton for assisting the patients to walk alternately and further improve their engagement in the rehabilitation training. The exoskeleton was driven by a hub motor which was mounted under the foot, and a pair of custom-made crutch with wireless controller was used to control the walking condition of exoskeleton and maintain balance. This paper mainly introduced the general designing concept and detailed specifications of each modules of the exoskeleton. A pilot using experiment was performed on two healthy subjects to qualitatively analyse the capability of this exoskeleton when adopting different gaits. The results showed that the subjects with different body characteristics could complete continued walk by wearing this exoskeleton either in a three-point gait mode or four-point gait mode. |
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