Journal
IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS
Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 337-347Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2011.2174799
Keywords
Active assist; ankle-foot orthosis (AFO); fluid power; gait
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- National Science Foundation (NSF) [0540834]
- Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power, an NSF Engineering Research Center
- Div Of Engineering Education and Centers
- Directorate For Engineering [0540834] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) can be used to ameliorate the impact of impairments to the lower limb neuromuscular motor system that affect gait. Existing AFO technologies include passive devices with fixed and articulated joints, semiactive devices that modulate damping at the joint, and active devices that make use of a variety of technologies to produce power to move the foot. Emerging technologies provide a vision for fully powered, untethered AFOs. However, the stringent design requirements of light weight, small size, high efficiency, and low noise present significant engineering challenges before such devices will be realized. Once such devices appear, they will present new opportunities for clinical treatment of gait abnormalities.
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