论文标题
一个分段单调步态相位估计模型，用于控制各种运动模式中的动力转际假体
A Piecewise Monotonic Gait Phase Estimation Model for Controlling a Powered Transfemoral Prosthesis in Various Locomotion Modes
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论文摘要
基于步态阶段的控制是步行aid机器人的热门研究主题，尤其是机器人下限假体。步态阶段估计是基于步态阶段控制的挑战。先前的研究使用了人类大腿角的整合或差异来估计步态阶段，但是累积的测量误差和噪声会影响估计结果。在本文中，提出了一种更健壮的步态相估计方法，使用针对各种运动模式的分段单调步态相位大角模型的统一形式。步态相仅从大腿角度估算，这是一个稳定的变量，避免了相位漂移。基于卡尔曼滤波器的平滑液旨在进一步抑制估计步态阶段的突变。基于提出的步态相估计方法，基于步态阶段的关节角跟踪控制器是为跨股骨假体设计的。提出的步态估计方法，步态相和控制器通过在各种运动模式下的步行数据进行离线分析来评估。基于步态阶段的控制器的实时性能在经际假体的实验中得到了验证。
Gait phase-based control is a trending research topic for walking-aid robots, especially robotic lower-limb prostheses. Gait phase estimation is a challenge for gait phase-based control. Previous researches used the integration or the differential of the human's thigh angle to estimate the gait phase, but accumulative measurement errors and noises can affect the estimation results. In this paper, a more robust gait phase estimation method is proposed using a unified form of piecewise monotonic gait phase-thigh angle models for various locomotion modes. The gait phase is estimated from only the thigh angle, which is a stable variable and avoids phase drifting. A Kalman filter-based smoother is designed to further suppress the mutations of the estimated gait phase. Based on the proposed gait phase estimation method, a gait phase-based joint angle tracking controller is designed for a transfemoral prosthesis. The proposed gait estimation method, the gait phase smoother, and the controller are evaluated through offline analysis on walking data in various locomotion modes. And the real-time performance of the gait phase-based controller is validated in an experiment on the transfemoral prosthesis.
