Design of a patient-tailored active knee-ankle-foot orthosis to assist the gait of spinal cord injured subjects

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Title:	Design of a patient-tailored active knee-ankle-foot orthosis to assist the gait of spinal cord injured subjects
Author:	Font Llagunes, Josep Maria; Lugrís Armesto, Urbano; Romero, Francisco; Clos Costa, Daniel; Alonso, Francisco Javier; Cuadrado Aranda, Javier
Other authors:	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Mecànica; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. BIOMEC - Biomechanical Engineering Lab
Abstract:	—This paper presents the main design steps in the development of an active knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) conceived to assist the gait of incomplete spinal cord injured (SCI) subjects. The design approach is based on the idea of modifying the available passive orthoses by adding adaptable mechatronic modules at the joints. This approach has resulted in a prototype that has been tested on SCI patients. The design and control problems found and their adopted solutions are thoroughly described.
Subject(s):	-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria biomèdica::Biomecànica -Biomechanics -Biomecànica -- Aparell locomotor
Rights:	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
Document type:	Article - Published version Conference Object
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