Optimizing robotic exoskeletons actuation based on human neuromechanics experiments: interaction of push-off timing and work

Samuel Galle†*, Philippe Malcolm†* **, Steven H. Collins***, Jozefien Speeckaert*, Dirk De Clercq* †Equal contribution * Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (samuel.galle@ugent.be http://users.ugent.be/~ddclerc/WALL-X/) ** School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA *** Department of Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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