Mechanics and energetics of incline walking with robotic ankle exoskeletons

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-41

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Efficiency; Exoskeleton; Human; Incline; Locomotion; Metabolic cost; Uphill walking

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; WALKING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; ROBOTICS; TENDONS; WALKING;

EID: 58149216357     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.017277     Document Type: Article

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