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COBEM 2023
27th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO REVIEWING CONTROL STRATEGIES IN LOWER LIMB EXOSKELETONS: METHODOLOGY AND INSIGHTS
Submission Author:
Nasiru Adamu Marafa , SP
Co-Authors:
Adriano Siqueira
Presenter: Nasiru Adamu Marafa
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2023.COB2023-2437
Abstract
Lower limb exoskeletons have emerged as transformative technologies with profound applications in fields such as, human augmentation, mobility assistance and rehabilitation. In light of their increasing potencials, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the diverse control strategies applied to these exoskeletons is crucial for researchers, engineers, and healthcare professionals. This paper presents a review methodology for scientific investigations, by systematically investigating control strategies for lower limb exoskeletons, as a case study. The methodology is developed on two main axis: (1) on x-axis is the commercial analysis, and (2) on y-axis is the academic publications analysis. To ensure inclusivity and comprehensiveness for academic publications inclusion, an exhaustive search is conducted across an array of databases, scholarly journals, conference proceedings, and documents are selected based on defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. In this scenario, four (4) scientific research databases are selected: Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed and IEEE Xplore. The secondary analysis of the methodology returned 172 documents from Web of Science, 204 from Scopus, 32 from PubMed and 92 from IEEE Xplore. For the Web of Science and Scopus results, analyses of 5 top: (a) Most relevant, and (b) Most cited papers are presented. Furthermore, to relate similar projects in bibliometric analysis, VOSviewer tool is used for the Countries Co-authorship and Authors Keywords Co-ocurrence analyses. Therefore, the developed methodology can serve as a dependable framework for organizing and synthesizing the extensive corpus of literature on this and other research topics, guaranteeing the reliability and impartiality of the investigation process.
Keywords
Review Methodology, control strategies, Lower limb exoskeleton, Rehabilitation, Robotics
