An improved powered ankle-foot orthosis using proportional myoelectric control

Gait and Posture

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 425-428

  Ferris, Daniel P ^a   Gordon, Keith E ^a   Sawicki, Gregory S ^a   Peethambaran, Ammanath ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Exoskeleton; Gait; Locomotion; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOOT ORTHOSIS; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; POWERED ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMIMETICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WALKING;

EID: 33646156199     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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