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A low-cost anthropometric walking robot for reproducing gait lab data

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Pages 187-194 | Received 28 Sep 2008, Accepted 09 Jan 2009, Published online: 03 Apr 2009
 

Abstract

Human gait analysis is one of the resources that may be used in the study and treatment of pathologies of the locomotive system. This paper deals with the modelling and control aspects of the design, construction and testing of a biped walking robot conceived to, in limited extents, reproduce the human gait. Robot dimensions have been chosen in order to guarantee anthropomorphic proportions and then to help health professionals in gait studies. The robot has been assembled with low-cost components and can reproduce, in an assisted way, real-gait patterns generated from data previously acquired in gait laboratories. Part of the simulated and experimental results are addressed to demonstrate the ability of the biped robot in reproducing normal and pathological human gait.

Acknowledgment

The authors acknowledge the Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas do Estado de Sao Paulo (IPT), Coordenadoria de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq). They also gratefully acknowledge the AACD GaitLab engineer, Mr. Wagner de Godoy.

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