Robot Assisted Gait Training With Active Leg Exoskeleton (ALEX)

• Published in: IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 2 - 8
• Main Authors: Banala, Sai K., Kim, Seok Hun, Agrawal, Sunil K., Scholz, John P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.02.2009; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Aged; Algorithms; Ankle - physiology; Equipment Design; Exoskeletons; Force control; Force-field control; Gait - physiology; Gait Disorders, Neurologic - etiology; Gait Disorders, Neurologic - rehabilitation; gait rehabilitation; Humans; Knee; Leg; Legged locomotion; Male; Medical treatment; Middle Aged; Motor drives; Muscles; Rehabilitation robotics; Robot sensing systems; Robotics; Stroke; Stroke - complications; Stroke Rehabilitation; Treatment Outcome; Walking - physiology

Gait training of stroke survivors is crucial to facilitate neuromuscular plasticity needed for improvements in functional walking ability. Robot assisted gait training (RAGT) was developed for stroke survivors using active leg exoskeleton (ALEX) and a force-field controller, which uses assist-as-nee...