title: Gastrocnemius myoelectric control of a robotic hip exoskeleton.
abstract: In this paper we present a novel EMG-based assistive control strategy for lower-limb exoskeletons. An active pelvis orthosis (APO) generates torque profiles for the hip flexion motion assistance, according to the Gastrocnemius Medialis EMG signal. The strategy has been tested on one healthy subject: experimental results show that the user is able to reduce his muscular activation when the assistance is switched on with respect to the free walking condition.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grazi
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crea
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parri
authors.forename: Tingfang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cortese
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giovacchini
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cempini
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pasquini
authors.forename: Silvestro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Micera
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vitiello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D004867:Equipment Design; D000067190:Exoskeleton Device; D006615:Hip / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000502:physiology; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019415:Torque; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology