The design, development and evaluation of an array-based FES system with automated setup for the correction of drop foot

Kenney, Laurence; Heller, B; Barker, AT; Reeves, M; Healey, J; Good, T; Cooper, G; Sha, N; Prenton, S; Howard, D

Abstract

Functional electrical stimulation has been shown to be a safe and effective means of correcting
drop foot of central neurological origin. However, despite recent technological advances, the set-up of
surface stimulators remains a challenge for many users with drop foot. The automation of the setup
process through the use of electrode arrays has been proposed as a way to address this problem. This
paper describes a series of research and clinical studies which have led to the first demonstration of
unsupervised automated setup of an electrode-array based drop foot stimulator. Finally, future research
plans are discussed

Citation

Kenney, L., Heller, B., Barker, A., Reeves, M., Healey, J., Good, T., …Howard, D. (2002, August). The design, development and evaluation of an array-based FES system with automated setup for the correction of drop foot. Presented at 9th IFAC Symposium on Biological and Medical Systems, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: 9th IFAC Symposium on Biological and Medical Systems, Berlin, Germany
• Conference Location: Berlin, Germany
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2002
• Online Publication Date: Nov 10, 2015
• Publication Date: Nov 10, 2015
• Deposit Date: Mar 23, 2016
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.10.157
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.10.157
• Related Public URLs: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/ifac-papersonline/
• Additional Information: Additional Information : 9th IFAC Symposium on Biological and Medical Systems BMS 2015 — Berlin, Germany, 31 August-2 September 2015; Event Type : Conference