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

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: 9th IFAC Symposium on Biological and Medical Systems, Berlin, Germany
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2002
• 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