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    • Continuous impedance control in powered prostheses mimics human joint behavior.
    • Current manual tuning for walking control is time-consuming and limits adaptability.

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    • To develop a reinforcement learning (RL)-driven framework for offline tuning of continuous impedance control in powered prostheses.
    • To optimize critical stiffness parameters for enhanced knee kinematics during walking.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a Gaussian Process Regression (GPR)-based Continuous Stiffness-Kinematics (CSK) model to predict knee kinematics.
    • Employed the Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) algorithm for offline optimization of stiffness parameters.
    • Trained and validated the CSK model using experimental data from four participants.

    Main Results:

    • The CSK model accurately predicted knee kinematics based on stiffness parameters.
    • The RL framework successfully optimized stiffness parameters offline, reducing manual tuning.
    • Demonstrated the feasibility and reliability of the RL-driven approach for prosthesis control tuning.

    Conclusions:

    • RL-driven offline tuning is a viable method to enhance powered prosthesis control for walking.
    • This approach improves personalization and reduces the empirical nature of parameter tuning.
    • Future work includes online human-in-the-loop integration for adaptive real-time control.