Autonomous exoskeleton reduces metabolic cost of human walking

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mooney, Luke M ^a   Rouse, Elliott J ^a   Herr, Hugh M ^a  

^a MIT MEDIA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous; Exoskeleton; Metabolic; Power; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG EXOSKELETON; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING; ANKLE; DEVICES; ENERGY METABOLISM; ORTHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; ROBOTICS;

ANKLE JOINT; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; ROBOTICS; WALKING;

EID: 84920863650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-11-151     Document Type: Article

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