Examination of the prediction of the planar piecewise continuous lumped muscle parameter model for walking gait with ankle-foot orthosis.

Goal: This work examines the use of a previously described piecewise continuous lumped muscle parameter (PPCLMP) model for predicting selected gait parameters for walking without and with ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) of varying stiffnesses.

Methods: Two AFOs with low (3.4 Nm/deg) and high (6.

A planar piecewise continuous lumped muscle parameter model for prediction of walking gait.

Goal: This work aims to develop a planar piecewise continuous lumped muscle parameter (PPCLMP) model that can utilize inputs that can be obtained in a clinical or home setting using simple tools (e.g. video cameras and inertial sensors) to predict human walking gait.