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Human muscle activity and lower limb biomechanics of overground walking at varying levels of simulated reduced gravity and gait speeds by MacLean, Mhairi K, Ferris, Daniel P

“…Reducing the mechanical load on the human body through simulated reduced gravity can reveal important insight into locomotion biomechanics. The purpose of this…”
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Effects of simulated reduced gravity and walking speed on ankle, knee, and hip quasi-stiffness in overground walking by MacLean, Mhairi K, Ferris, Daniel P

“…Quasi-stiffness characterizes the dynamics of a joint in specific sections of stance-phase and is used in the design of wearable devices to assist walking. We…”
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Walking Bout Detection for People Living in Long Residential Care: A Computationally Efficient Algorithm for a 3-Axis Accelerometer on the Lower Back by MacLean, Mhairi K, Rehman, Rana Zia Ur, Kerse, Ngaire, Taylor, Lynne, Rochester, Lynn, Del Din, Silvia

“…Accurate and reliable measurement of real-world walking activity is clinically relevant, particularly for people with mobility difficulties. Insights on…”
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EMG-informed neuromuscular model assesses the effects of varied bodyweight support on muscles during overground walking by Bu, Angel, MacLean, Mhairi K., Ferris, Daniel P.

“…Bodyweight supported walking is a common gait rehabilitation method that can be used as an experimental approach to better understand walking biomechanics…”
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Modeling and Stiffness-Based Continuous Torque Control of Lightweight Quasi-Direct-Drive Knee Exoskeletons for Versatile Walking Assistance by Huang, Tzu-Hao, Zhang, Sainan, Yu, Shuangyue, MacLean, Mhairi K., Zhu, Junxi, Di Lallo, Antonio, Jiao, Chunhai, Bulea, Thomas C., Zheng, Minghui, Su, Hao

“…State-of-the-art exoskeletons are typically limited by the low control bandwidth and small-range stiffness of actuators, which are based on high gear ratios…”
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Iterative Learning Compensation Control for Torque Tracking of Short Pulses Throughout Gait Cycle with an Ankle Exoskeleton by Mahdian, Zahra S., van der Kooij, Herman, MacLean, Mhairi K.

“…Research in gait entrainment can help to understand the neuromechanics of human gait and develop new rehabilitation approaches. We use a Bowden cable-driven…”
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