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Reinforcement Learning Assist-as-needed Control for Robot Assisted Gait Training

The primary goal of an assist-as-needed (AAN) controller is to maximize subjects’ active participation during motor training tasks while allowing moderate tracking errors to encourage human learning of a target movement. Impedance control is typically employed by AAN controllers to create a compliant force-field around the desired motion trajectory. To accommodate different individuals with varying motor abilities, most of the existing AAN controllers require extensive manual tuning of the control parameters, resulting in a tedious and time-consuming process. In this paper, we propose a reinforcement learning AAN controller that can autonomously reshape the force-field in real-time based on subjects’ training performances. The use of action-dependent heuristic dynamic programming enables a model-free implementation of the proposed controller. To experimentally validate the controller, a group of healthy individuals participated in a gait training session wherein they were asked to learn a modified gait pattern with the help of a powered ankle-foot orthosis. Results indicated the potential of the proposed control strategy for robot-assisted gait training.