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Design and Validation of a Semi-Active Variable Stiffness Foot Prosthesis
This paper presents the design and validation of a novel lower-limb prosthesis called the Variable-Stiffness Foot (VSF), designed to vary its forefoot stiffness in response to user activity.
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Reducing the Energy Cost of Human Running Using an Unpowered Exoskeleton
As Featured in the New York Times: In this paper, we present a new perspective to design an unpowered exoskeleton for metabolic rate reduction in running.
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Volume: 23, Issue: 2Design and Control of the MINDWALKER Exoskeleton
Powered exoskeletons can empower paraplegics to stand and walk. Actively controlled hip ab/adduction (HAA) is needed for weight shift and for lateral foot placement to support dynamic balance control and to counteract disturbances in the frontal plane…
