Title :
Design of a controlled-brake orthosis for regulating FES-aided gait
Author :
Durfee, William K. ; Goldfarb, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
A hybrid FES/orthosis system is being developed which includes a long-legged brace with controllable friction brakes at the knee and hip joints. The intent of this system is to achieve acceptable lower limb trajectories by utilizing the stimulated muscles as a source of unregulated power and to regulate this power at each joint through control of the brakes. The design of a laboratory version of the orthosis to test this concept is described.
Keywords :
cellular biophysics; friction; gait analysis; muscle; orthotics; prosthetics; FES-aided gait; controllable friction brakes; controlled-brake orthosis design; hybrid FES-orthosis system; knee-hip joints; laboratory version design; long-legged brace; lower limb trajectories; stimulated muscle; unregulated power source; Couplings; Joints;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761818
