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New Impedance MPC Framework Enhances Knee Rehab Exoskeletons

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Researchers have developed a new Impedance Model Predictive Control (MPC) framework for knee rehabilitation exoskeletons. This system utilizes a Kalman disturbance state and direct torque sensing to estimate patient effort, enabling precise trajectory enforcement while maintaining safety and compliance. The framework demonstrated superior performance compared to classical impedance controllers, achieving significantly lower steady-state offsets and meeting clinical criteria for rehabilitation. AI

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New Impedance MPC Framework Enhances Knee Rehab Exoskeletons

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  1. arXiv cs.NE (Neural & Evolutionary) TIER_1 English(EN) · Jinshan Tang ·

    Impedance MPC with Patient-Torque Estimation for Knee Rehabilitation Exoskeletons

    Knee rehabilitation exoskeletons must enforce a prescribed joint trajectory while remaining safely compliant with involuntary spasm and voluntary patient effort-objectives in tension for any fixed-gain impedance controller. We present an Impedance Model Predictive Control framewo…

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