Virtual slope control of a forward dynamic bipedal walker

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 114-122

  Russell, S ^a   Granata, K P ^a   Sheth, P ^b  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Forward Dynamic; Gait; Model; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; TORQUE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BIPEDAL WALKER; HIP JOINTS; KINEMATIC TRAJECTORIES; VIRTUAL SLOPE;

WALKING AIDS;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; DYNAMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GAIT; HIP; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; MOTION; PARAMETER; PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION; TORQUE; VIRTUAL REALITY; WALKING; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE; WALKING;

EID: 16244418055     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1835358     Document Type: Article

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