Abstract
People with Spinal Cord Injury do not only lack the ability to control their muscles, but also miss the sensory information from below the level of their lesion. Therefore, it may become difficult for them to perceive the state of the body during walking, which is however often used to control wearable exoskeletons. In the present study the possibilities of providing vibrotactile feedback about the Center of Mass (CoM) during walking were investigated. The results showed that healthy subjects could successfully interpret the provided vibrotactile cues and change their walking pattern accordingly. Vibrotactile stimulation was either provided in a concurrent (over the complete CoM movement) or terminal (only when the desired CoM displacement was reached) way. The latter led to a better accuracy and can be easily implemented in a wearable exoskeleton where a certain amount of CoM displacement is needed to initiate stepping.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2017 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR 2017 |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 1482-1487 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781538622964 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-5386-2297-1 |
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Publication status | Published - 11 Aug 2017 |
Event | IEEE 15th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR 2017 - QEII Centre, London, United Kingdom Duration: 17 Jul 2017 → 20 Jul 2017 Conference number: 15 http://www.icorr2017.org/ |
Conference
Conference | IEEE 15th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR 2017 |
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Abbreviated title | ICORR 2017 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | London |
Period | 17/07/17 → 20/07/17 |
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