Reducing the metabolic cost of walking with an ankle exoskeleton: interaction between actuation timing and power

Exoskeleton plantarflexion assistance for elderly

(2017) S. Galle et al.   GAIT & POSTURE

Confidence in the curve: Establishing instantaneous cost mapping techniques using bilateral ankle exoskeletons

(2017) Jeffrey R. Koller et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Biomechanical walking mechanisms underlying the metabolic reduction caused by an autonomous exoskeleton

(2016) Luke M. Mooney et al.   Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Robotic lower limb prosthesis design through simultaneous computer optimizations of human and prosthesis costs

(2016) Matthew L. Handford et al.   Scientific Reports

Uphill walking with a simple exoskeleton: Plantarflexion assistance leads to proximal adaptations

(2015) S. Galle et al.   GAIT & POSTURE

An experimental comparison of the relative benefits of work and torque assistance in ankle exoskeletons

(2015) Rachel W. Jackson et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

The influence of push-off timing in a robotic ankle-foot prosthesis on the energetics and mechanics of walking

(2015) Philippe Malcolm et al.   Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Learning to walk with an adaptive gain proportional myoelectric controller for a robotic ankle exoskeleton

(2015) Jeffrey R. Koller et al.   Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Reducing the energy cost of human walking using an unpowered exoskeleton

(2015) Steven H. Collins et al.   NATURE

"Body-In-The-Loop": Optimizing Device Parameters Using Measures of Instantaneous Energetic Cost

(2015) Wyatt Felt et al.   PLoS One

Enhancing performance during inclined loaded walking with a powered ankle–foot exoskeleton

(2014) Samuel Galle et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Autonomous exoskeleton reduces metabolic cost of human walking

(2014) Luke M Mooney et al.   Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Prosthetic ankle push-off work reduces metabolic rate but not collision work in non-amputee walking

(2014) Joshua M. Caputo et al.   Scientific Reports

Adaptation to walking with an exoskeleton that assists ankle extension

(2013) S. Galle et al.   GAIT & POSTURE

Elastic ankle exoskeletons reduce soleus muscle force but not work in human hopping

(2013) Dominic James Farris et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Impulsive ankle push-off powers leg swing in human walking

(2013) S. W. Lipfert et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

The role of series ankle elasticity in bipedal walking

(2013) Karl E. Zelik et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

A Simple Exoskeleton That Assists Plantarflexion Can Reduce the Metabolic Cost of Human Walking

(2013) Philippe Malcolm et al.   PLoS One

Effects of a lower-body exoskeleton device on metabolic cost and gait biomechanics during load carriage

(2010) Karen N. Gregorczyk et al.   ERGONOMICS

Stance and swing phase costs in human walking

(2010) B. R. Umberger   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Recycling Energy to Restore Impaired Ankle Function during Human Walking

(2010) Steven H. Collins et al.   PLoS One

Dynamic Principles of Gait and Their Clinical Implications

(2009) A. D. Kuo et al.   PHYSICAL THERAPY

Ankle fixation need not increase the energetic cost of human walking

(2008) Matthew T. Vanderpool et al.   GAIT & POSTURE

Powered ankle exoskeletons reveal the metabolic cost of plantar flexor mechanical work during walking with longer steps at constant step frequency

(2008) G. S. Sawicki et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Mechanics and energetics of level walking with powered ankle exoskeletons

(2008) G. S. Sawicki et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY