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Environmental Recognition and Multimode Continuous-Phase Control for a Powered Transfemoral Prosthesis

  • Shucong Yin
  • , Xinxing Chen
  • , Teng Ma
  • , Yuxuan Wang
  • , Yixuan Guo
  • , Yuquan Leng
  • , Chenglong Fu
  • Southern University of Science and Technology
  • National University of Singapore

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Abstract

The continuous-phase-based control method is currently being developed for powered transfemoral prostheses. However, most of the research concentrates on single locomotion mode. The multimode continuous-phase control method for powered transfemoral prostheses is still an open question. To solve the existing problem, this paper proposes a multimode continuous-phase control method for powered transfemoral prostheses. The prosthesis first needs to recognize the surrounding environment and obtain the corresponding environmental features. Then, the gait phase is estimated by phase variable which represents the mapping relationship between thigh angle and gait phase. Finally, the desired trajectories of the knee and ankle joints on various locomotion modes are constructed as functions of the gait phase and environmental features. These functions are called virtual constraints. The proposed phase variable and virtual constraints are evaluated on a public dataset through offline analysis. The root mean squared errors (RMSEs) of the phase variable and virtual constraints in all locomotion modes are less than 3 % and 4 %, respectively. It proves that the proposed method can precisely predict the gait phase and joints angle for powered prostheses in all locomotion modes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, ICDL 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages55-60
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781665470759
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event2023 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, ICDL 2023 - Macau, China
Duration: 9 Nov 202311 Nov 2023

Publication series

Name2023 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, ICDL 2023

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, ICDL 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityMacau
Period9/11/2311/11/23

Keywords

  • environmental recognition
  • multimode virtual constraints
  • phase variable
  • prosthesis

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