Mechanics and energetics of level walking with powered ankle exoskeletons

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1402-1413

  Sawicki, Gregory S ^a   Ferris, Daniel P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Efficiency; Exoskeletons; Human; Inverse dynamics; Joint power; Locomotion; Metabolic cost; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; WALKING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; ROBOTICS; WALKING;

EID: 46849086771     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.009241     Document Type: Article

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