TY - GEN
T1 - Gait restoration by functional electrical stimulation
AU - Durfee, W. K.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - For over 40 years, research labs have been developing gait assist systems that use electrical stimulation of muscle to restore function to limbs paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injury. The concept of functional electrical stimulation (FES) is simple, but realization is challenging. While there are some similarities between FES-aided gait and a bipedal robot walking machine, there are also significant differences in actuators (muscles versus motors), sensors, and control strategy. Hybrid approaches that combine FES with a mechanical orthosis show promise for overcoming some of the limitations of FES-aided gait.
AB - For over 40 years, research labs have been developing gait assist systems that use electrical stimulation of muscle to restore function to limbs paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injury. The concept of functional electrical stimulation (FES) is simple, but realization is challenging. While there are some similarities between FES-aided gait and a bipedal robot walking machine, there are also significant differences in actuators (muscles versus motors), sensors, and control strategy. Hybrid approaches that combine FES with a mechanical orthosis show promise for overcoming some of the limitations of FES-aided gait.
KW - FES
KW - Walking
KW - electrical stimulation
KW - spinal cord injury
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U2 - 10.1007/3-540-26415-9_2
DO - 10.1007/3-540-26415-9_2
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84881166706
SN - 3540264132
SN - 9783540264132
T3 - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, CLAWAR 2005
SP - 19
EP - 26
BT - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, CLAWAR 2005
PB - Kluwer Academic Publishers
T2 - 8th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, CLAWAR 2005
Y2 - 13 September 2005 through 15 September 2005
ER -