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Linear Time-Varying Identification of Ankle Mechanical Impedance During Human Walking

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Lee, Hyunglae; Krebs, Hermano I; Hogan, Neville
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Abstract
This paper presents a new method to investigate the multivariable time-varying behavior of the ankle during human walking, and provides the first experimental results from treadmill walking. A wearable ankle robot with an ensemblebased linear time-varying system identification method enabled identification of transient ankle mechanical impedance in 2 degrees of freedom, both in the sagittal and frontal planes. Several important issues of the ensemble-based identification method in practical measurements are discussed, especially a strategy to solve the limitation of the method which assumes that the system undergoes the same time-varying behavior on every stride. The suggested method was successfully applied to 15 minutes of human walking on a treadmill. Experiments with 10 young healthy subjects showed clear time-varying behavior of ankle impedance across the gait cycle, except the mid-stance phase. Interestingly, most subjects increased ankle impedance just before heel strike in both degrees of freedom. Interpretation of impedance changes was consistent with analysis of electromyographic signals from major muscles related to ankle movements.
Date issued
2012-10
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119388
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Journal
Volume 1: Adaptive Control; Advanced Vehicle Propulsion Systems; Aerospace Systems; Autonomous Systems; Battery Modeling; Biochemical Systems; Control Over Networks; Control Systems Design; Cooperativ
Publisher
ASME International
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Lee, Hyunglae, Hermano Igo Krebs, and Neville Hogan. “Linear Time-Varying Identification of Ankle Mechanical Impedance During Human Walking.” Volume 1: Adaptive Control; Advanced Vehicle Propulsion Systems; Aerospace Systems; Autonomous Systems; Battery Modeling; Biochemical Systems; Control Over Networks; Control Systems Design; Cooperativ (October 17, 2012).
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978-0-7918-4529-5

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