Optimizing Robotic Exoskeletons Actuation based on Human Neuromechanics Experiments: Interaction of Push-off Timing and Work
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Samuel Galle†*, Philippe Malcolm†* **, Steven H. Collins***, Jozefien Speeckaert*, Dirk De Clercq* †Equal contribution * Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ([email protected] http://users.ugent.be/~ddclerc/WALL-X/) ** School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA *** Department of Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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