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Lower Extremity Exoskeleton, Kelly Haslett, Jacalyn Everhart
Lower Extremity Exoskeleton, Kelly Haslett, Jacalyn Everhart
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Develop a lower extremity device that provides assistance, support, and gait correction for children with cerebral palsy who display crouch gait as a symptom. The device will be designed for children ages 7-12. The device will be adjustable to accommodate varying levels of gait irregularity, weakness and human growth. The device would assist walking and stair climbing by providing bilateral support at hips, knees and ankle joints. The device will be designed for ease of donning and doffing. Battery, drive and control electronics will be designed to reside in a minimalistic backpack (outside the scope of this project).