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Thursday, February
23rd
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The Design and
Control of Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation
Katherine Strausser, PhD
Ekso Bionics - Senior Controls Engineer |
Abstract: Robots once were a
dream of the future, but they now creep into all aspects of our lives, whether
it be vacuuming our house or exploring distant planets. Rehabilitation and
mobility are no different. Exoskeletons can provide the motion and support that
a user cannot, supplementing or replacing their muscles to enable natural
motion. These devices can be used for mobility or for rehabilitation, but both
uses come with challenges. I will discuss the design and control of robotic
exoskeletons and the challenges faced when designing these devices.
Biosketch: Katherine
Strausser holds a Bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a
Master's and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. She was one of
three primary inventors of Ekso 1, an electro-mechanical lower extremity
exoskeleton and is currently a senior controls engineer at Ekso Bionics working
on control algorithms and software for various research efforts focusing on the
Human Machine Interface.
- Contact
information:
- Ekso Bionics
- 1414 Harbour Way S, Suite
1201
- Richmond,
CA 94804
- 510/529-2529
- Lecture Material:
- Pre-lecture slides - 1.00 Mb pdf file
- Slides - 532 Kb pdf file
- Video - 1:13:04
- Photos - 557 Kb pdf file
- Links:
- Objective
Discussion of the Ekso GT and Adoption Challenges
- Katherine
Strausser's videos (4)
- Walking Again with the Help
of an Exoskeleton
- Other
Ekso videos
- Testing
Wearable Robots
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