Cable-driven robotic interface for lower limb neuromechanics identification
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Author(s)
Huang, Hsien Yung
Farkhatdinov, Ildar
Arami, Arash
Bouri, Mohamed
Burdet, Etienne
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper presents a versatile cable-driven robotic interface to investigate the single-joint joint neuromechanics of the hip, knee and ankle in the sagittal plane. This endpoint-based interface offers highly dynamic interaction and accurate position control (as is typically required for neuromechanics identification), and provides measurements of position, interaction force and EMG of leg muscles. It can be used with the subject upright, corresponding to a natural posture during walking or standing, and does not impose kinematic constraints on a joint, in contrast to existing interfaces. Mechanical evaluations demonstrated that the interface yields a rigidity above 500 N/m with low viscosity. Tests with a rigid dummy leg and linear springs show that it can identify the mechanical impedance of a limb accurately. A smooth perturbation is developed and tested with a human subject, which can be used to estimate the hip neuromechanics.
Date Issued
2021-02-01
Date Acceptance
2020-06-01
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2021, 68 (2), pp.461-469
ISSN
0018-9294
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Start Page
461
End Page
469
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Volume
68
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2020 The Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
License URL
Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Commission of the European Communities
Commission of the European Communities
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32746036
Grant Number
601003
611626
871767
Subjects
cs.RO
cs.RO
cs.SY
eess.SY
Biomedical Engineering
0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
0903 Biomedical Engineering
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2020-06-23