Assistive Technology Research

KEY FINDING: Alternate gait training (AGT) using a KAFO may benefit stroke patients with severe hemiparesis.

KEY FINDING: HR measured with the PPG technique showed lower accuracy in people with SCI than in those without SCI.

KEY FINDING: The meaning of mobility extends beyond functional ability; standing and walking with the exoskeleton held socio-cultural significance linked to self-identity and life priorities. Physical mobility represents more than functional capacity.

KEY FINDING: The developed high-power FES device can generate biphasic electrical pulses with amplitude, width, and frequency up to 150 mA, 1000 µs, and 100 Hz, respectively.

KEY FINDING: A single-layer neural network with 25 neurons achieved the best performance among five classifiers tested.

KEY FINDING: Exoskeleton training can improve clinical ambulatory status in chronic SCI participants with independent stepping ability at baseline.

KEY FINDING: The controllers developed in this study achieved repeatable and consistent kinematic joint trajectories as a function of the gait cycle.

KEY FINDING: Twelve weeks of EAW training significantly attenuated markers of obesity relevant to cardiometabolic health in eight men with chronic SCI.

KEY FINDING: The WPAL improves walking independence in people with a wide range of spinal cord injuries, including cervical spinal cord injuries.

KEY FINDING: Wheelchair users turn approximately 900 times per day, indicating that changing direction is a fundamental aspect of wheelchair use.