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Abstract | ||
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We have developed a hip joint exoskeleton to boost gait function in the elderly and rehabilitation of post-stroke patients. To quantitatively evaluate the impact of the power and mass of the exoskeleton, we measured the metabolic cost of walking on slopes of 0, 5, and 10% grade, once not wearing the exoskeleton and then wearing it. The exoskeleton reduced the metabolic cost by 13.5,15.5 and 9.8% (31.9, 51.6 and 45.6 W) at 0, 5, and 10% grade, respectively. The exoskeleton performance index was computed as 0.97, 1.24, and 1.24 at each grade, implicating that the hip exoskeleton was more effective on slopes than level ground in saving the metabolic cost. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2017 | 10.1109/ICORR.2017.8009254 | 2017 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Adult,Energy Metabolism,Equipment Design,Exoskeleton Device,Gait,Hip,Humans,Male,Stroke Rehabilitation,Walking | Rehabilitation,Gait,Performance index,Exoskeleton,Physical medicine and rehabilitation,Engineering | Conference |
Volume | ISSN | ISBN |
2017 | 1945-7898 | 978-1-5386-2297-1 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
1 | 0.37 | 2 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keehong Seo | 1 | 75 | 8.42 |
| Jusuk Lee | 2 | 64 | 8.15 |
| Young Jin Park | 3 | 23 | 9.10 |