@inproceedings{d476b71f09a94ca58aab963d6dcfa515,
title = "Development of High-Dorsiflexion Assistive Robotic Technology for Gait Rehabilitation",
abstract = "Active ankle dorsiflexion in swing phase to ensure foot clearance, and resistive dorsiflexion for heel rocker function to prevent foot slap are important for a normal human gait. Stroke patients with hemiplegia have motor deficiency in their paralyzed side, and thus could not voluntarily generate enough dorsiflexion force. In this paper, we present our design of a light-weighted high dorsiflexion supportive robotic technology. It supports swing phase dorsiflexion with a McKibben-type artificial muscle, and supports heel rocker function with a tension spring. A pilot clinical trial shows the immediate improvement of dorsiflexion in swing phase by supporting high dorsiflexion angle in intervention, and the other pilot clinical trial shows the effects of heel rocker function support with lessened angular velocity of ankle plantarflexion and knee flexion.",
keywords = "ankle-foot orthosis, dorsiflexion, gait, heel rocker, hemiplegia, rehabilitation robot",
author = "Hong, {Jing Chen} and Shigeru Suzuki and Yuta Fukushima and Kazuhiro Yasuda and Hiroki Ohashi and Hiroyasu Iwata",
year = "2019",
month = jan
day = "16",
doi = "10.1109/SMC.2018.00643",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2018",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "3801--3806",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2018",
note = "2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2018 ; Conference date: 07-10-2018 Through 10-10-2018",
}