Abstract
A single-joint braked brace emulator was built to examine the feasibility of combining electrical stimulation of muscles with orthotics to restore gait to paraplegics. The proposed orthotic brace would contain controllable mechanical braking elements at each joint. Initial experiments using the emulator were designed to evaluate position control of the free-swinging knee joint by open and closed loop electrical stimulation combined with continuous brake control.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Comput Method Bioeng |
| Publisher | Publ by ASME |
| Pages | 473-479 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Volume | 9 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1988 |
| Event | Computational Methods in Bioengineering - Chicago, IL, USA Duration: Nov 27 1988 → Dec 2 1988 |
Other
| Other | Computational Methods in Bioengineering |
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| City | Chicago, IL, USA |
| Period | 11/27/88 → 12/2/88 |