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Robotic lower limb exoskeletons

Edited by: Daniel P Ferris

An article collection in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

This collection of articles has not been sponsored and articles have undergone the journal's standard peer-review process overseen by the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors. The Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors declare no competing interests.

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  1. Robotics is emerging as a promising tool for functional training of human movement. Much of the research in this area over the last decade has focused on upper extremity orthotic devices. Some recent commercia...

    Authors: Kalyan K Mankala, Sai K Banala and Sunil K Agrawal
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009 6:24
  2. The goal of this study was to test the mechanical performance of a prototype knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) powered by artificial pneumatic muscles during human walking. We had previously built a powered ankl...

    Authors: Gregory S Sawicki and Daniel P Ferris
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009 6:23
  3. Biomechanical energy harvesting–generating electricity from people during daily activities–is a promising alternative to batteries for powering increasingly sophisticated portable devices. We recently develope...

    Authors: Qingguo Li, Veronica Naing and J Maxwell Donelan
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009 6:22
  4. A self-contained, self-controlled, pneumatic power harvesting ankle-foot orthosis (PhAFO) to manage foot-drop was developed and tested. Foot-drop is due to a disruption of the motor control pathway and may occ...

    Authors: Robin Chin, Elizabeth T Hsiao-Wecksler, Eric Loth, Géza Kogler, Scott D Manwaring, Serena N Tyson, K Alex Shorter and Joel N Gilmer
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009 6:19
  5. While manually-assisted body-weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) has revealed improved locomotor function in persons with post-stroke hemiparesis, outcomes are inconsistent and it is very labor intensi...

    Authors: Kelly P Westlake and Carolynn Patten
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009 6:18
  6. It is a fantastic time for the field of robotic exoskeletons. Recent advances in actuators, sensors, materials, batteries, and computer processors have given new hope to creating the exoskeletons of yesteryear...

    Authors: Daniel P Ferris
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009 6:17
  7. Adapting to external forces during walking has been proposed as a tool to improve locomotion after central nervous system injury. However, sensorimotor integration during walking varies according to the timing...

    Authors: Martin Noel, Karine Fortin and Laurent J Bouyer
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009 6:16