A study on an FES and Exoskeletal robot for walking assistance of paralyzed human

Author

Shin, Dae-Seob ; Lee, Hyeongcheol

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hanyang Univ., Seoul, South Korea

fYear

2011

fDate

26-29 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

587

Lastpage

589

Abstract

This paper describes the FES(Functional Electrical Stimulation) and Exoskeletal robot to help the paralyzed person walk. We extracted the signal of Electromyogram(EMG) from a normal person, and developed a device that electrically stimulates the electrodes attached to each muscle in order to restore the walking function for the paralyzed person. Continuous stimulation cannot allow walking for a long time due to the fatigue accumulated in muscles, in addition, we developed an Exsoskeletal robot that is able to assist the paralyzed person in walking. We knew the Exoskeletal robot is more effective than the FES in assisting the walking of the paralyzed person.

Keywords

electromyography; gait analysis; handicapped aids; humanoid robots; medical signal processing; neuromuscular stimulation; FES; electromyogram signal extraction; exoskeletal robot; functional electrical stimulation; muscle fatigue accumulation; paralyzed human; walking assistance; Electromyography; Fatigue; Legged locomotion; Muscles; Neurons; Robot sensing systems; EEG; Exoskeletal; FES; Paralyzed persons; Walking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), 2011 11th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Gyeonggi-do

ISSN

2093-7121

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0835-0

Type

conf

Filename

6106072