TY - GEN
T1 - Wearable Pediatric Gait Exoskeleton - A Feasibility Study
AU - Ganguly, A.
AU - Sanz-Merodio, D.
AU - Puyuelo, G.
AU - Goni, A.
AU - Garces, E.
AU - Garcia, E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/12/27
Y1 - 2018/12/27
N2 - This study reports the initial testing of a gait exoskeleton for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) patients having variable muscle strength with no balance or ambulation capabilities. To improve the quality of life of such patients, a pediatric gait exoskeleton was developed. The ATLAS exoskeleton has 8 active degrees of freedom (DOF): 2 at the hip (adduction/abduction and flexion/extension), 1 at the knee and ankle joint for flexion and extension. A feasibility test was performed to gauge the initial response of the patients. This study demonstrates that the exoskeleton was able to provide gait assistance and sit-to-stand movements effectively to the subjects. This kind of wearable exoskeleton will play a key role in the rehabilitation of SMA patients and delay further metabolic degeneration in the future.
AB - This study reports the initial testing of a gait exoskeleton for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) patients having variable muscle strength with no balance or ambulation capabilities. To improve the quality of life of such patients, a pediatric gait exoskeleton was developed. The ATLAS exoskeleton has 8 active degrees of freedom (DOF): 2 at the hip (adduction/abduction and flexion/extension), 1 at the knee and ankle joint for flexion and extension. A feasibility test was performed to gauge the initial response of the patients. This study demonstrates that the exoskeleton was able to provide gait assistance and sit-to-stand movements effectively to the subjects. This kind of wearable exoskeleton will play a key role in the rehabilitation of SMA patients and delay further metabolic degeneration in the future.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062984653&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IROS.2018.8594211
DO - 10.1109/IROS.2018.8594211
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85062984653
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
SP - 4667
EP - 4672
BT - 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2018
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2018
Y2 - 1 October 2018 through 5 October 2018
ER -