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This study proposes an alternative version of the knee device control system without using too many actuators and sensors. It applies the machine learning and artificial stiffness control strategy (MLASCS) that uses one actuator combined with an encoder for estimating the amount of assistive support in a walking gait from the recorded gait data. The study recorded several gait data and analyzed knee moments, and then trained a k-nearest neighbor model using the knee angle and the angular velocity to classify a state in a gait cycle. This control strategy also implements instantaneous artificial stiffness (IAS), a control system that requires only knee angle in each state to determine the amount of supporting moment. 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