A virtual reality experimental setup to explore volitional control in lower limb prostheses
Active leg prostheses can provide individuals with an amputation with motion support and thereby enable better participation in societal life. However, their versatility of use is still constrained, particularly with respect to volitional control by the user. Promising volitional control methods lik...
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| description | Active leg prostheses can provide individuals with an amputation with motion support and thereby enable better participation in societal life. However, their versatility of use is still constrained, particularly with respect to volitional control by the user. Promising volitional control methods like employing muscle and joint model simulations to mimic human motor control are actively researched. However, experimental paradigms currently either include costly hardware setups or are limited to very simplistic virtual setups. For rapid control prototyping and facilitating the involvement of healthy participants, we propose an immersive virtual reality environment, focusing on ankle prostheses. Based on a theoretical discussion and a pilot study, we outline the potential of this method for agile development of lower limb volitional controllers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6e7cd710f1a34411ab42f2939ddc59ea2025-08-20T02:58:46ZengDe GruyterCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering2364-55042024-12-0110465766010.1515/cdbme-2024-2161A virtual reality experimental setup to explore volitional control in lower limb prosthesesVoß Matthias0Quellhorst Marie1Beckerle Philipp2Chair of Autonomous Systems and Mechatronics, Department Electrical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Paul-Gordan-Strase 3/5,Erlangen, GermanyChair of Autonomous Systems and Mechatronics, Department Electrical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg,Erlangen, GermanyChair of Autonomous Systems and Mechatronics, Department Electrical Engineering & Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander- Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg,Erlangen, GermanyActive leg prostheses can provide individuals with an amputation with motion support and thereby enable better participation in societal life. However, their versatility of use is still constrained, particularly with respect to volitional control by the user. Promising volitional control methods like employing muscle and joint model simulations to mimic human motor control are actively researched. However, experimental paradigms currently either include costly hardware setups or are limited to very simplistic virtual setups. For rapid control prototyping and facilitating the involvement of healthy participants, we propose an immersive virtual reality environment, focusing on ankle prostheses. Based on a theoretical discussion and a pilot study, we outline the potential of this method for agile development of lower limb volitional controllers.https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-2161virtual realitylower limb prosthesesvoluntary controlelectromyography |
| spellingShingle | Voß Matthias Quellhorst Marie Beckerle Philipp A virtual reality experimental setup to explore volitional control in lower limb prostheses Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering virtual reality lower limb prostheses voluntary control electromyography |
| title | A virtual reality experimental setup to explore volitional control in lower limb prostheses |
| title_full | A virtual reality experimental setup to explore volitional control in lower limb prostheses |
| title_fullStr | A virtual reality experimental setup to explore volitional control in lower limb prostheses |
| title_full_unstemmed | A virtual reality experimental setup to explore volitional control in lower limb prostheses |
| title_short | A virtual reality experimental setup to explore volitional control in lower limb prostheses |
| title_sort | virtual reality experimental setup to explore volitional control in lower limb prostheses |
| topic | virtual reality lower limb prostheses voluntary control electromyography |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-2161 |
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