Upper Body Posture Estimation Using Handle Force Measurements : Experimental Results

This paper presents our work related to restoring standing in paraplegia induced by functional electrical stimulation (FES) and investigates the relationship between body posture and voluntary upper-body movements. A method is presented for upper-body posture estimation in the sagittal plane from force and torque measurements exerted on supporting handles during standing. In order to validate our methodology, experiments were with spinal cord injured patients with lesions between T5 and T12.

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