MINDWALKER: Going one step further with assistive lower limbs exoskeleton for SCI condition subjects

This paper presents MINDWALKER, which is an ambitious EC funded research project coordinated by Space Applications Services aiming at the development of novel Brain Neural Computer Interfaces (BNCI) and robotics technologies, with the goal of obtaining a crutch-less assistive lower limbs exoskeleton...

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Published in2012 4th IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob) pp. 1794 - 1800
Main Authors Gancet, J., Ilzkovitz, M., Motard, E., Nevatia, Y., Letier, P., de Weerdt, David, Cheron, G., Hoellinger, T., Seetharaman, K., Petieau, M., Ivanenko, Y., Molinari, M., Pisotta, I., Tamburella, F., Labini, F. S., d' Avella, Andrea, van der Kooij, H., Wang, L., van der Helm, F., Shiqian Wang, Zanow, F., Hauffe, R., Thorsteinsson, F.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2012
Subjects
Electroencephalography
Electromyography
Exoskeletons
Joints
Legged locomotion
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Summary:This paper presents MINDWALKER, which is an ambitious EC funded research project coordinated by Space Applications Services aiming at the development of novel Brain Neural Computer Interfaces (BNCI) and robotics technologies, with the goal of obtaining a crutch-less assistive lower limbs exoskeleton, with non-invasive brain control approach as main strategy. Complementary BNCI control approaches such as arms electromyograms (EMG) are also researched. In the last phase of the project, the developed system should undergo a clinical evaluation with Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) subjects at the Fondazione Santa Lucia, Italy.
ISBN:1457711990
9781457711992
ISSN:2155-1774
2155-1782
DOI:10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290688