The Design of the Lower Limbs Externally Powered Orthosis based on the Functionally Effective Muscle Theory

Abstract

This research aims to develop the lower limbs externally powered orthosis which makes it possible to re-acquire walking operation by the walking training with the orthosis by making the actuator arrangement of the orthosis for the training human-mimetic. Therefore, we examine the actuator arrangement theoretically and experimentally by the functionally effective muscle theory which was built based on the muscle arrangement of the leg.