Wearable Gait Measurement System with an Instrumented Cane for Exoskeleton Control

In this research we introduce a wearable sensory system for motion intention estimation and control of exoskeleton robot. The system comprises wearable inertial motion sensors and shoe-embedded force sensors. The system utilizes an instrumented cane as a part of the interface between the user and th...

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Main Authors: Modar Hassan, Hideki Kadone, Kenji Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Sankai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-01-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/1/1705