Exploring the Impact of Passive Ankle Exoskeletons on Lower-Limb Neuromechanics during Walking on Sloped Surfaces: Implications for Device Design
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Overview
2.2. Passive Ankle Exoskeleton Design
2.3. Joint-Level Kinematics, Kinetics, and Mechanical Energetics
2.4. Muscle Activation
2.5. Statistical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Level Walking
3.2. Incline Walking
3.3. Decline Walking
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Williamson, J.L.; Lichtwark, G.A.; Dick, T.J.M. Exploring the Impact of Passive Ankle Exoskeletons on Lower-Limb Neuromechanics during Walking on Sloped Surfaces: Implications for Device Design. Machines 2023, 11, 1071. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11121071
Williamson JL, Lichtwark GA, Dick TJM. Exploring the Impact of Passive Ankle Exoskeletons on Lower-Limb Neuromechanics during Walking on Sloped Surfaces: Implications for Device Design. Machines. 2023; 11(12):1071. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11121071
Chicago/Turabian StyleWilliamson, James L., Glen A. Lichtwark, and Taylor J. M. Dick. 2023. "Exploring the Impact of Passive Ankle Exoskeletons on Lower-Limb Neuromechanics during Walking on Sloped Surfaces: Implications for Device Design" Machines 11, no. 12: 1071. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11121071