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To determine whether a portable ankle exoskeleton with an adaptable controller improves walking efficiency and speed across real-world, outdoor multi-terrain environments in individuals with cerebral palsy.

October 31, 2023IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and BionicsOpen Access

Walking on Real-World Terrain With an Ankle Exoskeleton in Cerebral Palsy

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YFYing Fang JWJack R. Williams ZLZachary F. Lerner

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Experimental trial demonstrates reduced energy cost and increased speed with an ankle exoskeleton in cerebral palsy, suggesting wearable robotics improve real-world community mobility.

Key Points

To determine whether a portable ankle exoskeleton with an adaptable controller improves walking efficiency and speed across real-world, outdoor multi-terrain environments in individuals with cerebral palsy.
Tested a lightweight, portable ankle exoskeleton equipped with an adaptable one-size-works-for-all assistance controller in participants with cerebral palsy across a spectrum of lower limb impairment.
Evaluated performance on an outdoor course comprising level ground, slopes, and stairs across 6-minute and 20-minute continuous walking durations relative to unassisted walking.
Robotic assistance reduced estimated energy cost by 15% to 18% (p = 0.013 to 0.026) across both 6-minute and 20-minute walking durations compared to unassisted walking.
Average walking speed increased by 7% to 8% (p = 0.001 to 0.004) with exoskeleton assistance during multi-terrain locomotion relative to unassisted conditions.

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Fang et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8156f2ec86ba91653c02cd https://doi.org/10.1109/tmrb.2023.3328649

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October 31, 2023IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and BionicsOpen Access

Walking on Real-World Terrain With an Ankle Exoskeleton in Cerebral Palsy

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YFYing Fang JWJack R. Williams ZLZachary F. Lerner

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Overview

Experimental trial demonstrates reduced energy cost and increased speed with an ankle exoskeleton in cerebral palsy, suggesting wearable robotics improve real-world community mobility.

Key Points

To determine whether a portable ankle exoskeleton with an adaptable controller improves walking efficiency and speed across real-world, outdoor multi-terrain environments in individuals with cerebral palsy.
Tested a lightweight, portable ankle exoskeleton equipped with an adaptable one-size-works-for-all assistance controller in participants with cerebral palsy across a spectrum of lower limb impairment.
Evaluated performance on an outdoor course comprising level ground, slopes, and stairs across 6-minute and 20-minute continuous walking durations relative to unassisted walking.
Robotic assistance reduced estimated energy cost by 15% to 18% (p = 0.013 to 0.026) across both 6-minute and 20-minute walking durations compared to unassisted walking.
Average walking speed increased by 7% to 8% (p = 0.001 to 0.004) with exoskeleton assistance during multi-terrain locomotion relative to unassisted conditions.

Cite This Study

Fang et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8156f2ec86ba91653c02cd https://doi.org/10.1109/tmrb.2023.3328649

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