Dynamic Field-Programmable Logic-Driven Soft Exosuit
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "IEEE Sensors Journal"
DOI: 10.1109/jsen.2023.3265514
Abstract: The next generation of etextiles foresees an era of smart wearable garments where embedded seamless intelligence provides the ability to sense, process, and perform. Core to this vision is embedded textile functionality enabling dynamic configuration.… read more here.
Keywords: logic driven; field programmable; exosuit; soft exosuit ... See more keywords
Underactuated Soft Hip Exosuit Based on Adaptive Oscillators to Assist Human Locomotion
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters"
DOI: 10.1109/lra.2021.3136240
Abstract: Reproducing the mechanisms of human locomotion is a hard challenge. Assistive wearable devices in this context need to be lightweight, portable, and to adapt to the wearer’s walking pattern. Aiming to combine the aforementioned features,… read more here.
Keywords: hip; human locomotion; based adaptive; adaptive oscillators ... See more keywords
Passive Exosuit Emulator for Material Handling Applications
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters"
DOI: 10.1109/lra.2022.3183748
Abstract: The letter introduces a passive back-assist exosuit (BASE) emulator system for manual material handling applications. The presented emulator has a fabric brace mounted modular moment arm, onboard load cells for measuring device interaction forces, and… read more here.
Keywords: handling applications; emulator; moment arm; exosuit ... See more keywords
Enhancing Gait Assistance Control Robustness of a Hip Exosuit by Means of Machine Learning
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters"
DOI: 10.1109/lra.2022.3183791
Abstract: Optimally synchronising the assistance provided by wearable devices with the human voluntary motion is still an open challenge in robotics. In order to provide accurate and robust assistance, this paper presents a novel approach that… read more here.
Keywords: assistance; machine learning; hip; exosuit ... See more keywords
Fuzzy-Based Optimization and Control of a Soft Exosuit for Compliant Robot–Human–Environment Interaction
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems"
DOI: 10.1109/tfuzz.2022.3185450
Abstract: Many previous studies of soft exosuits improved human locomotion performance. However, there is no example to control a soft exosuit using human ankle impedance adaption in assistance tasks compliantly. In this article, the human–environment interaction… read more here.
Keywords: interaction; control; exosuit; human environment ... See more keywords
Haptic Feedback Perception and Learning With Cable-Driven Guidance in Exosuit Teleoperation of a Simulated Drone
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "IEEE Transactions on Haptics"
DOI: 10.1109/toh.2019.2925612
Abstract: Robotics teleoperation enables human operators to control the movements of distally located robots. The development of new wearable interfaces as alternatives to hand-held controllers has created new modalities of control, which are more intuitive to… read more here.
Keywords: exosuit; teleoperation; cable driven; perception ... See more keywords
Design and evaluation of an independent 4-week, exosuit-assisted, post-stroke community walking program.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences"
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14998
Abstract: Chronic impairment in the paretic ankle following stroke often requires that individuals use compensatory patterns such as asymmetric propulsion to achieve effective walking speeds needed for community engagement. Ankle exosuit assistance can provide ankle biomechanical… read more here.
Keywords: program; community; community walking; exosuit ... See more keywords
Individually optimized exosuit
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Science"
DOI: 10.1126/science.359.6379.1004-g
Abstract: Medical Robots Like a regular suit, a wearable exosuit can be customized for the individual. Ding et al. tested a hip-extension device on eight adult male volunteers. The device reduced the energy required to walk,… read more here.
Keywords: exosuit; individually optimized; optimized exosuit;
Reducing the metabolic cost of running with a tethered soft exosuit
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Science Robotics"
DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aan6708
Abstract: A tethered exosuit reduces the metabolic cost of running. Assisting hip extension with a tethered exosuit and a simulation-optimized force profile reduces metabolic cost of running. read more here.
Keywords: reducing metabolic; exosuit; metabolic cost; running tethered ... See more keywords
Design and transmission modeling of a soft elbow exosuit using double artificial tendon system
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science"
DOI: 10.1177/09544062221129824
Abstract: Daily life would be affected if the upper extremity is injured, especially for people with spinal cord injury, stroke and other neuromuscular disorders. In order to assist in the rehabilitation of these movement disorders, exoskeleton… read more here.
Keywords: system; double artificial; artificial tendon; transmission ... See more keywords
Ankle resistance with a unilateral soft exosuit increases plantarflexor effort during pushoff in unimpaired individuals
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation"
DOI: 10.1186/s12984-021-00966-5
Abstract: Background Ankle-targeting resistance training for improving plantarflexion function during walking increases rehabilitation intensity, an important factor for motor recovery after stroke. However, understanding of the effects of resisting plantarflexion during stance on joint kinetics and… read more here.
Keywords: plantarflexor effort; ankle; resistance; unimpaired individuals ... See more keywords