This book provides an in-depth framework for developing personalized hybrid wearable robots to restore walking ability after neurological injuries. Leveraging both data available in the literature and new ones arising from the presented study, it summarizes a set of criteria for guiding design, development, and evaluation of these robotic devices to meet user’s needs. At first, it describes a user-centered approach for designing such devices, in turn it defines novel, comprehensive metrics to monitor gait function during robot-assisted training and after rehabilitation, deriving them from studies on spinal cord injury gait kinematics. Further, it reports on the development and application of experimental protocols for tailoring assistance and on the implementation of a usability evaluation tool to enhance device acceptance and effectiveness.
By:
Diana Sofía Herrera-Valenzuela Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Country of Publication: Switzerland Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
ISBN:9783032187383 ISBN 10: 3032187389 Series:Springer Theses Pages: 163 Publication Date:20 May 2026 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
State of the art.- Objectives.- Experimental.- Results.- Discussions.