Design of a Biomechatronic Device for Upright Mobility in People with SCI Using an Exoskeleton Like a Stabilization System
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Abstract
This paper presents a novel biomechatronic device that resolves the necessities of mobility for people with spinal cord trauma (SCI) and disability. The proposed device features a safe and reliable mobility mechanism that withstands daily use without premature mechanical wear, facilitating the activities of daily living (ADL) for people affected by SCI, integrating them to a social and workforce environment that allows them, on one hand, to move in a standing upright position in complex situations of the urban architecture, and on the other hand, provides them a mechatronic system to assist them to stand up and sit down.
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OpenAlex topics: Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics · Muscle activation and electromyography studies · Spinal Cord Injury Research
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Affiliations
Tecnológico Nacional de México, Orizaba 94320, Mexico
Programa Investigadoras e Investigadores por México del CONACYT, Ciudad de México 03940, Mexico
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Department of Excellence in Robotics and AI, 56127 Pisa, Italy
Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca 50110, Mexico
Funding
Tecnológico Nacional de México
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