Balance and Posture Control during Standing and Walking for Lower Limbs Disabled using Bionic Exoskeleton Suit

Abstract

In gait rehabilitation, assistive devices for paralyzed patients have been studied in various approaches. However, patients with complete paralysis of the lower limbs cannot safely walk or hold a standing position using conventional orthoses. In addition, most lower limb orthoses do not consider the balance between the upper limb and the whole body. Therefore, in this study, we aim to realize an assist mechanism that enables patients with complete paralysis of the lower limbs to walk and stand safely and describe the design and prototyping at the current stage of realization.