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The Effects of Added Mass on Gait Kinematics, Kinetics and Muscle Activity

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2022, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Dayton, Mechanical Engineering.
Lower-limb exoskeletons can provide a means of mobility and rehabilitation training, for patients affected by musculoskeletal deficits and neurological disorders. However, a major impediment to exoskeletal use has been a lack of scientific understanding about the biomechanical effects of placing a significant amount of mass, in the form of an exoskeleton, on the human body. The objective of this work is to strengthen the underlying science about the effects of added mass on healthy gait. Our basic science research is driven by the following questions: Is there a load distribution pattern that produces gait outcomes that are closer to unloaded gait outcomes? What are the effects of confounding factors like age and speed on loaded walking, across the whole gait cycle? This study aims to answer these research questions and improve our understanding about the adaptive changes and recalibration that happens to human gait when mass is added to the lower body.
Megan Reissman, Ph.D. (Committee Co-Chair)
Matthew Beerse, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Timothy Reissman, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Allison Kinney, Ph.D. (Committee Co-Chair)
140 p.

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  • Vijayan, V. (2022). The Effects of Added Mass on Gait Kinematics, Kinetics and Muscle Activity [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1651499641790991

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Vijayan, Vinayak. The Effects of Added Mass on Gait Kinematics, Kinetics and Muscle Activity. 2022. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1651499641790991.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Vijayan, Vinayak. "The Effects of Added Mass on Gait Kinematics, Kinetics and Muscle Activity." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1651499641790991

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)