Karina Isabel Espinosa Espejel

Prof. Karina Isabel Espinosa Espejel

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 June 2023 in Sensors
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YRYukio Rosales-Luengas
Yukio Rosales-Luengas
KEKarina Isabel Espinosa Espejel
Karina Isabel Espinosa Espejel
Jesus Ricardo Lopez-GutierrezJesus Ricardo Lopez-Gutierrez
Jesus Ricardo Lopez-Gutierrez
SSSalaza Sergio
Salaza Sergio
Rogelio LozanoRogelio Lozano
Rogelio Lozano
This paper presents the development of an instrumented exoskeleton with baropodometry, electromyography, and torque sensors. The six degrees of freedom (Dof) exoskeleton has a human intention detection system based on a classifier of electromyographic signals coming from four sensors placed in the muscles of the lower extremity together with baropodometric signals from four resistive load sensors placed at the front and rear parts of both feet. In addition, the exoskeleton is instrumented with four flexible actuators coupled with torque sensors. The main objective of the paper was the development of a lower limb therapy exoskeleton, articulated at hip and knees to allow the performance of three types of motion depending on the detected user’s intention: sitting to standing, standing to sitting, and standing to walking. In addition, the paper presents the development of a dynamical model and the implementation of a feedback control in the exoskeleton.

11 October 2024 in Sensors
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KEKarina Isabel Espinosa Espejel
Karina Isabel Espinosa Espejel
YRYukio Rosales-Luengas
Yukio Rosales-Luengas
SSSalaza Sergio
Salaza Sergio
Jesus Ricardo Lopez-GutierrezJesus Ricardo Lopez-Gutierrez
Jesus Ricardo Lopez-Gutierrez
Rogelio LozanoRogelio Lozano
Rogelio Lozano
This article presents the design of a control algorithm based on Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) applied to a lower-limb exoskeleton, which is aimed to carry out walking trajectories during lower-limb rehabilitation. The interaction between the patient and the exoskeleton leads to model uncertainties and external disturbances that are always present. For this reason, the proposed control considers that the non-linear part of the model is unknown and is perturbed by external disturbances, which are estimated by an active disturbance rejection control via Artificial Neural Networks. To validate the proposed approach, a numerical simulation and an experimental implementation of the ANN-Controller are developed.