Impact of elastic ankle exoskeleton stiffness on neuromechanics and energetics of human walking across multiple speeds

Impact of elastic ankle exoskeleton stiffness on neuromechanics and energetics of human walking across multiple speeds

Abstract Background Elastic ankle exoskeletons with intermediate stiffness springs in parallel with the human plantarflexors can reduce the metabolic cost of walking by ~ 7% at 1.25 m s− 1. In a move toward ‘real-world’ application, we examined whether the unpowered approach has metabolic benefit ac...

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Main Authors: Richard W. Nuckols, Gregory S. Sawicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
Locomotion
Wearable robotics
Plantarflexors
Spring-loaded
Lower-limb joints
Biomechanics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12984-020-00703-4

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