@inproceedings{27a7ebbc889d4b149f95cae396932804,
title = "An untethered electro-pneumatic exosuit for gait assistance of people with foot drop",
abstract = "Individuals with foot drop caused by stroke or cerebral palsy (CP) have a particular need for robotic ankle exoskeleton. This paper proposes an untethered soft robot using an origami actuator to lift the toes of the wearer. The weight, connections, and complex control of the system are reduced through mechanical design. A compact and portable pneumatic system is designed to perform suction and compression with a single pump. The load test of the actuator shows the capability of 300N in 30 kPa. An untethered, simple and affordable robotic ankle exoskeleton is developed with the pneumatic actuator. The wearer can finish its simple 3-step donning procedure within 1 min.",
keywords = "Ankle exoskeleton, Pneumatic actuator, Robotics, Untethered",
author = "Salmeron, {Lizzette J.} and Juca, {Gladys V.} and Mahadeo, {Satesh M.} and Jiechao Ma and Shuangyue Yu and Hao Su",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2020 ASME; 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020 ; Conference date: 06-04-2020 Through 09-04-2020",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1115/DMD2020-9099",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020",
publisher = "American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)",
booktitle = "Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020",
}