Effect of Contraction Parameters on Swing Support During Walking Using Wireless Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Driver: A Preliminary Study

We developed wireless pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) driver that can control delay before contraction starts, and duration of contraction through GUI of an application running on a smartphone. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of these two parameters on the joint motion in the swing phase for realizing optimal swing support. The PAMs were placed above the left hip joint in order to support the left hip flexion in the swing...