Volitional EMG Control Enables Stair Climbing with a Robotic Powered Knee Prosthesis
Suzi Creveling,Marissa Cowan,Liam M. Sullivan,Lukas Gabert,Tommaso Lenzi,Suzi Creveling,Marissa Cowan,Liam M. Sullivan,Lukas Gabert,Tommaso Lenzi
Existing controllers for robotic powered prostheses regulate the prosthesis speed, timing, and energy generation using predefined position or torque trajectories. This approach enables climbing stairs step-over-step. However, it does not provide amputees with direct volitional control of the robotic prosthesis, a functionality necessary to restore full mobility to the user. Here we show that propo...
