Changes in Distance between a Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton User and Four-Wheeled Walker during Gait in Level and Slope Conditions: Implications for Fall Prevention Systems

• Published in: Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 8; no. 2; p. 213
• Main Authors: Tan, Koki, Koyama, Soichiro, Sakurai, Hiroaki, Kanada, Yoshikiyo, Tanabe, Shigeo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 23.05.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US; Ankle; assistive device; Clinical trials; Exoskeleton; fall prevention; Gait; gait training; Hip joint; Knee; Outdoors; Physiological aspects; Posture; powered exoskeleton; rehabilitation robotics; Robotics; Robots; slope; Spinal cord injuries; Walking; Japan; United States > US; assistive device; rehabilitation robotics; gait training; slope; powered exoskeleton; fall prevention

When walking with wearable robotic exoskeletons (WRE) in people with spinal cord injury, the distance between the user and the walker is one of the most important perspectives for ensuring safety. The purpose of this study was to clarify the distance between WRE users and four-wheeled walkers (4WW)...