Mobility Deficit Identification and Compensation through an Artificial Neural Network and Adaptive Controller Design during Gait

This article presents a progressive compensation strategy for gait recovery in patients with different degrees of limited knee mobility, based on angular analysis and muscle electrical activity, and artificial intelligence. Ten subjects were tested during gait on a flat surface simulating 4 conditio...

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Published in:Revista IEEE América Latina 2024-12, Vol.22 (12), p.1063-1072
Main Authors: Chaparro Cardenas, Silvia Liliana, Castillo-Castaneda, Eduardo, Lozano-Guzman, Alejandro Alfredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actuators
adaptive controller
Amplitudes
Angular position
Artificial intelligence
artificial neural network
Artificial neural networks
Compensation
Control systems design
Controllers
Electrodes
Electromyography
Flat surfaces
Fuzzy control
Fuzzy logic
Gait
Knee
knee orthosis
Legged locomotion
mobility deficit compensation
Model reference adaptive control
Muscles
Neural networks
Neurons
Position sensing
Springs
Training
Trajectory
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Summary:This article presents a progressive compensation strategy for gait recovery in patients with different degrees of limited knee mobility, based on angular analysis and muscle electrical activity, and artificial intelligence. Ten subjects were tested during gait on a flat surface simulating 4 conditions of limited knee mobility with an active knee brace. Data on the amplitude of the electrical signal from 3 leg muscles were analyzed: rectus femoris, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius. In addition to the electromyography sensors, an angular position sensor was placed on the knee joint. An artificial neural network was trained to identify the type of limitation of each patient in their muscle activity. A knee orthosis with a linear actuator was designed to compensate for the loss of force during knee flexion-extension movement, according with limiting condition. The actuator trajectory is controlled through a model reference adaptive controller with a fuzzy logic-based adaptation mechanism. The simulation demonstrates the efficiency of this strategy, despite the high-amplitude disturbances in the system.
ISSN:1548-0992
1548-0992
DOI:10.1109/TLA.2024.10789627