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Custom sizing of lower limb exoskeleton actuators using gait dynamic modelling of children with cerebral palsy

B. SamadiRehabilitation Engineering Chair Applied to Pediatrics, École Polytechnique de Montréal and CRME – Ste-Justine UHC, Montreal, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. AchicheDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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A. ParentRehabilitation Engineering Chair Applied to Pediatrics, École Polytechnique de Montréal and CRME – Ste-Justine UHC, Montreal, Canada
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L. BallazDepartment of Physical Activity Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and CRME – Ste-Justine UHC, Montreal, Canada
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U. ChouinardDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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M. RaisonRehabilitation Engineering Chair Applied to Pediatrics, École Polytechnique de Montréal and CRME – Ste-Justine UHC, Montreal, Canada;Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Pages 1519-1524 | Received 07 Oct 2015, Accepted 25 Feb 2016, Published online: 15 Mar 2016

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