Design of the Cooperative Actuation in Hybrid Orthoses: A Theoretical Approach Based on Muscle Models

Hybrid orthoses or rehabilitation exoskeletons have proven to be a powerful tool for subjects with gait disabilities due to their combined use of electromechanical actuation to provide motion and support, and functional electrical stimulation (FES) to contract muscle tissue so as to improve the reha...

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Main Authors: Francisco Romero-Sánchez, Javier Bermejo-García, Jorge Barrios-Muriel, Francisco J. Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurorobotics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbot.2019.00058/full