Effects of added inertia and body weight support on lateral balance control during walking

Andrew Pennycott; Dario Wyss; Heike Vallery; Robert Riener

doi:10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975415

Effects of added inertia and body weight support on lateral balance control during walking

Andrew Pennycott, Dario Wyss, Heike Vallery, Robert Riener

Department of Mechanical Engineering

ETH Zürich

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Abstract

A robot-driven gait orthosis which allows balance training during gait would further enhance the capabilities of robotic treadmill training in gait rehabilitation. In this paper, additional mass is attached to walking able-bodied subjects to simulate the effects of additional inertia and body weight support on the lateral balance task. The combination of additional inertia and body weight support led to reduced step widths, suggesting a stabilising effect which may reduce the challenge of the lateral balance task.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781424498611
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975415
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics - Zurich, Switzerland Duration: 29 Jun 2011 → 1 Jul 2011

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Conference	2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Zurich
Period	29/06/11 → 1/07/11

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