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This study customized a knee exoskeleton controller for individuals with severe mobility impairments, like post-polio syndrome (PPS) and multiple sclerosis (MS). The tailored approach successfully improved key mobility deficits in both participants.

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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Neuroscience

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  • Individuals with severe neuromuscular deficits often face significant mobility challenges.
  • Existing assistive devices may not adequately address the unique needs of highly impaired individuals.
  • Task-agnostic controllers offer potential for versatile exoskeleton assistance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To customize and validate a task-agnostic bilateral knee exoskeleton controller.
  • To target primary neuromuscular deficits in individuals with post-polio syndrome (PPS) and multiple sclerosis (MS).
  • To develop a user-friendly interface for gait parameter tuning.

Main Methods:

  • Leveraged biomechanics-based controller structure for specialized modifications.
  • Targeted primary gait deficits in participants with PPS and MS.
  • Utilized an Android interface for clinician-friendly parameter tuning.

Main Results:

  • Customized assistance improved primary mobility deficits for both participants.
  • Reduced five-times-sit-to-stand time for the PPS participant (18.9s to 11.8s).
  • Restored normative knee flexion and reduced circumduction in the MS participant.

Conclusions:

  • A biomechanics-based, task-agnostic exoskeleton controller can be effectively customized.
  • Specialized modifications and interface-based tuning enable targeted improvements.
  • This approach addresses the unique mobility deficits of highly impaired individuals.