He Yongtian, Nathan Kevin, Venkatakrishnan Anusha, Rovekamp Roger, Beck Christopher, Ozdemir Recep, Francisco Gerard E, Contreras-Vidal Jose L
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014;2014:3985-8. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944497.
Stroke remains a leading cause of disability, limiting independent ambulation in survivors, and consequently affecting quality of life (QOL). Recent technological advances in neural interfacing with robotic rehabilitation devices are promising in the context of gait rehabilitation. Here, the X1, NASA's powered robotic lower limb exoskeleton, is introduced as a potential diagnostic, assistive, and therapeutic tool for stroke rehabilitation. Additionally, the feasibility of decoding lower limb joint kinematics and kinetics during walking with the X1 from scalp electroencephalographic (EEG) signals--the first step towards the development of a brain-machine interface (BMI) system to the X1 exoskeleton--is demonstrated.
中风仍然是导致残疾的主要原因，限制了幸存者的独立行走能力，进而影响生活质量（QOL）。近期在神经与机器人康复设备接口方面的技术进步在步态康复领域颇具前景。在此，美国国家航空航天局（NASA）的动力机器人下肢外骨骼X1被作为中风康复的潜在诊断、辅助和治疗工具引入。此外，还展示了利用头皮脑电图（EEG）信号在使用X1行走过程中解码下肢关节运动学和动力学的可行性——这是开发与X1外骨骼的脑机接口（BMI）系统的第一步。
