An Integrated Dynamic Closed Loop Simulation Platform for Elbow Flexion Augmentation Using an Upper Limb Exosuit Model.

Wearable robotic devices are designed to assist, enhance or restore human muscle performance. Understanding how a wearable robotic device changes human biomechanics through complex interaction is important to guide its proper design, parametric optimization and functional success. The present work develops a human-machine-interaction simulation platform for closed loop dynamic analysis with feedback control and to study the effect of soft-robotic wearables on human physiology.

Experimental and numerical investigation of a polypropylene orthotic device for assistance in level ground walking.

This study investigates the use of an orthotic device for improving pathologic gait lacking a heel-strike and its effect on the joint loads. The orthosis is fabricated from 10-mm thick polypropylene sheets joined together using a bolted joint. The gait trials are recorded using a Qualisys motion capture system and Kistler's force platform.

Effect of high heel gait on hip and knee-ankle-foot rollover characteristics while walking over inclined surfaces - A pilot study.

Given the massive number of individuals wearing high-heeled shoes, understanding the gait biomechanics associated with their use could provide insight into clinically preventable abnormalities. The effects of inclined surfaces on the high-heeled gait have been investigated in the present pilot study, as most walking surfaces encountered in routine life are rarely perfectly level grounded. The rollover shapes of the high-heel shod gait are calculated to obtain the desired results.