Simulation of a functional neuromuscular stimulation powered mechanical gait orthosis with coordinated joint locking

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-235

  To, Curtis S ^a   Kirsch, Robert F ^a,b   Kobetic, Rudi ^b   Triolo, Ronald J ^b,c,d,e  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordinated joint locking; Functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS); Hybrid orthosis system (HOS); Reciprocating gait orthosis (RGO)

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATION (FNS); PARAPLEGIC GAIT; RECIPROCATING GAIT ORTHOSIS (RGO); SPINAL-CORD INJURY (SCI);

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK CONTROL; HIP PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY; TORQUE;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ANKLE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER MODEL; COORDINATED JOINT LOCKING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FORCE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATION; HYBRID ORTHOSIS SYSTEM; KNEE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; ORTHOSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPROCATING GAIT ORTHOSIS; SHOULDER; SIMULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STIMULATION; TORQUE; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LEG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 22544459091     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2005.847384     Document Type: Article

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