Exoskeletons Improve Locomotion Economy by Reducing Active Muscle Volume
Open Access
- 21 August 2019
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
- Vol. 47 (4), 237-245
- https://doi.org/10.1249/jes.0000000000000204
Abstract
Exoskeletons that improve locomotion economy typically are engineered to reduce users’ limb joint mechanical work or moments. Yet, limb joint dynamics do not necessarily reflect muscle dynamics, which dictate whole-body metabolic energy expenditure. Here, we hypothesize that exoskeletons primarily reduce user metabolic energy expenditure across locomotion conditions by reducing active muscle volume.Keywords
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