Design of a Powered Lower-Limb Exoskeleton and Control for Gait Assistance in Paraplegics
This work describes the design and implementation of a powered lower limb exoskeleton for providing legged mobility to the spinal cord injury (SCI) population. The exoskeleton has a mass of 12.5 kg and provides sagital plane joint torques of up to 65 Nm at the hips and knees to enable walking, sit-t...
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VANDERBILT
2012
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-02222012-125257/ |