Title |
A Simple Exoskeleton That Assists Plantarflexion Can Reduce the Metabolic Cost of Human Walking
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0056137 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Philippe Malcolm, Wim Derave, Samuel Galle, Dirk De Clercq |
Abstract |
Even though walking can be sustained for great distances, considerable energy is required for plantarflexion around the instant of opposite leg heel contact. Different groups attempted to reduce metabolic cost with exoskeletons but none could achieve a reduction beyond the level of walking without exoskeleton, possibly because there is no consensus on the optimal actuation timing. The main research question of our study was whether it is possible to obtain a higher reduction in metabolic cost by tuning the actuation timing. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Japan | 8 | 13% |
United States | 2 | 3% |
Iceland | 1 | 2% |
China | 1 | 2% |
Nepal | 1 | 2% |
Australia | 1 | 2% |
Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 45 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 58 | 97% |
Scientists | 2 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 4 | <1% |
Germany | 2 | <1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Belgium | 1 | <1% |
Mexico | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 508 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 139 | 27% |
Student > Master | 104 | 20% |
Researcher | 54 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 38 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 24 | 5% |
Other | 67 | 13% |
Unknown | 94 | 18% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Engineering | 286 | 55% |
Sports and Recreations | 31 | 6% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 3% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 3% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 2% |
Other | 45 | 9% |
Unknown | 120 | 23% |