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    • Assistance magnitude versus metabolic cost reductions for a tethered multiarticular soft exosuit 

      Quinlivan, Brendan Thomas; Lee, S.; Malcolm, Philippe; Rossi, D. M.; Grimmer, M.; Siviy, Christopher James; Karavas, Nikolaos; Wagner, D.; Asbeck, A.; Galiana, Ignacio; Walsh, Conor J (American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2017)
      When defining requirements for any wearable robot for walking assistance it is paramount to maximize the user’s net metabolic benefit, while limiting the metabolic penalty of carrying the system’s mass. Thus, the aim of ...
    • A biologically-inspired multi-joint soft exosuit that can reduce the energy cost of loaded walking 

      Panizzolo, Fausto; Galiana, Ignacio; Asbeck, Alan; Siviy, Christopher James; Schmidt, Kai; Walsh, Conor J (Springer Nature, 2016)
      Background: Carrying load alters normal walking, imposes additional stress to the musculoskeletal system, and results in an increase in energy consumption and a consequent earlier onset of fatigue. This phenomenon is largely ...
    • Effect of timing of hip extension assistance during loaded walking with a soft exosuit 

      Ding, Ye; Panizzolo, Fausto A.; Siviy, Christopher; Malcolm, Philippe; Galiana, Ignacio; Holt, Kenneth G.; Walsh, Conor J. (BioMed Central, 2016)
      Background: Recent advances in wearable robotic devices have demonstrated the ability to reduce the metabolic cost of walking by assisting the ankle joint. To achieve greater gains in the future it will be important to ...