Influence of a Soft Robotic Suit on Metabolic Cost in Long-Distance Level and Inclined Walking

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2018/9573951/figures/9573951.fig.007a.svgz" name="9573951.fig.007a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Result of level walking (slope = 0%)</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2018/9573951/figures/9573951.fig.007b.svgz" name="9573951.fig.007b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Result of inclined walking (slope = 2%)</td></tr></table>

<div>Comparisons of two-day average value of metabolic cost between the POFF condition and the PON condition for 15-minute level walking and 15-minute inclined walking. On each bar chart, the error bar denotes standard deviation. In addition, the number expressed in percentage represents the difference of the PON condition compared with the POFF condition.</div>

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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Figure 7: Influence of a Soft Robotic Suit on Metabolic Cost in Long-Distance Level and Inclined Walking 