Title :
Artificial-reflex stimulation to control the knee during standing
Author :
Hermens, H.J. ; Mulder, A.J. ; Boom, H.B.K.
Author_Institution :
Roessingh Rehabilitation Centre, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
A control strategy has been developed to decrease the activation of the quadriceps muscles during FES-induced standing. This strategy uses a finite-state control scheme to discriminate between knee-lock and knee-unlock situations. Knee angle and knee angle velocity are used as input. The strategy has been tested in an experimental setup using transcutaneous stimulation
Keywords :
biocontrol; bioelectric phenomena; biomechanics; muscle; patient treatment; control strategy; finite-state control scheme; functional electrical stimulation; knee angle; knee control; knee-lock situation; knee-unlock situation; quadricep muscles activation; standing; transcutaneous stimulation; Angular velocity; Fatigue; Force control; Force feedback; Force measurement; Goniometers; Knee; Level control; Muscles; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96060
