Advances on mechanical designs for assistive ankle-foot orthoses

Assistive ankle-foot orthoses (AAFOs) are powerful solutions to assist or rehabilitate gait on humans. Existing AAFO technologies include passive, quasipassive, and active principles to provide assistance to the users, and their mechanical configuration and control depend on the eventual support the...

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Autores: Lora Millan, Julio S., Nabipour, Mahdi, van Asseldonk, Edwin, Bayón, Cristina
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2023
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositório:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/375259
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/375259
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:ankle-foot
orthosis
gait
passive
active
Descrição
Resumo:Assistive ankle-foot orthoses (AAFOs) are powerful solutions to assist or rehabilitate gait on humans. Existing AAFO technologies include passive, quasipassive, and active principles to provide assistance to the users, and their mechanical configuration and control depend on the eventual support they aim for within the gait pattern. In this research we analyze the state-of-the-art of AAFO and classify the different approaches into clusters, describing their basis and working principles. Additionally, we reviewed the purpose and experimental validation of the devices, providing the reader with a better view of the technology readiness level. Finally, the reviewed designs, limitations, and future steps in the field are summarized and discussed.