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{{PublicationSetupTemplate|Author=Wolfgang Svensson, Ulf Holmberg
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|Name=Svensson, Wolfgang (wolsve) (Högskolan i Halmstad (2804), Sektionen för Informationsvetenskap, Data– och Elektroteknik (IDE) (3905), Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS) (3938), Intelligenta system (IS-lab) (3941));Holmberg, Ulf (ulho) (Högskolan i Halmstad (2804), Sektionen för Informationsvetenskap, Data– och Elektroteknik (IDE) (3905), Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS) (3938), Intelligenta system (IS-lab) (3941))
|Title=Ankle-Foot-Orthosis Control in Inclinations and Stairs
|PublicationType=Conference Paper
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|Language=eng
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|HostPublication=2008 IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics
|Conference=Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics, 2008 IEEE Conference on, Chengdu, PEOPLES Rep. CHINA, 21-24 Sept. 2008
|StartPage=301
|EndPage=306
|Year=2008
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|City=Piscataway, N.J.
|Publisher=IEEE Press
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|ISBN=978-1-4244-1676-9
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|DOI=http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RAMECH.2008.4681479
|ISI=000269060400158
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|ScopusId=2-s2.0-58049120348
|NBN=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-2128
|LocalId=2082/2523
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|Keywords=gait control;orthosis;stair walking;magneto-rheological damper
|Categories=Reglerteknik (20202)
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|Abstract=<p>A control procedure is proposed for an ankle-footorthosis (AFO) for different gait situations, such as inclinations and stairs. This paper presents a novel AFO control of the ankle angle. A magneto-rheological damper was used to achieve ankle damping during foot down and locking at swing, thereby avoiding foot slap as well as foot drop.</p><p>The controller used feedback from the ankle angle only. Still it was capable of not only adjusting damping within a gait step but also changing control behavior depending on level walking, ascending and descending stairs. As a consequence, toe strike was possible in stair gait as opposed to heel strike in level walking.</p><p>Tests verified the expected behavior in stair gait and in level walking where gait speed and ground inclinations varied. The self-adjusted AFO is believed to improve gait comfort in slopes and stairs.</p>
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|CreatedDate=2008-11-12
|PublicationDate=2008-11-12
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