Shiqian Wang

TL;DR: The design, control, and preliminary evaluation of a novel exoskeleton, MINDWALKER, which has a novel step-width adaptation algorithm to stabilize lateral balance and which tested on both healthy subjects and paraplegics showed that all users could successfully trigger steps by CoM displacement.

TL;DR: Overall, the results are consistent with a non-linear reorganization of the locomotor output when using the robotic stepping devices and may contribute to the understanding of human-machine interactions and adaptation of locomotor activity patterns.

TL;DR: A control method that provided gait assistance in both lateral and sagittal plane was proposed and it was proposed that an able-bodied subject could walk in the exoskeleton without any external balance aids.

TL;DR: Inspired by the muscle behavior, a novel actuation strategy for exoskeleton design is proposed that reduces the peak power demand at other joints and forms a series spring (forming a Series Elastic Actuator, SEA), which can be used for designing other wearable robots.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented MindWalker, an EC funded research project coordinated by Space Applications Services aiming at the development of novel Brain Neural Computer Interfaces (BNCI) and robotics technologies, with the goal of obtaining a crutchless assistive lower limbs exoskeleton, with non-invasive brain control approach as main strategy.