A Novel Passive Shoulder Exoskeleton Designed With Variable Stiffness Mechanism
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2022.3144529
Abstract: With the population of the world getting older and the working period becoming more extended, exoskeletons can be helpful to prevent occupational injuries and provide assistance for physically exhausting works. In this letter, a novel… read more here.
Keywords: variable stiffness; stiffness mechanism; shoulder; mechanism ... See more keywords
Variable Stiffness Mechanism for Suppressing Unintended Forces in Physical Human–Robot Interaction
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4042295
Abstract: This paper presents the design of a two-degrees-of-freedom (DoFs) variable stiffness mechanism and demonstrates how its adjustable compliance can enhance the robustness of physical human–robot interaction. Compliance on the grasp handle is achieved by suspending… read more here.
Keywords: physical human; variable stiffness; interaction; stiffness mechanism ... See more keywords
Bidirectional Spiral Pulley Negative Stiffness Mechanism for Passive Energy Balancing
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4043818
Abstract: The energy balancing concept seeks to reduce actuation requirements for a morphing structure by strategically locating negative stiffness devices to tailor the required deployment forces and moments. One such device is the spiral pulley negative… read more here.
Keywords: negative stiffness; spiral pulley; stiffness mechanism; energy ... See more keywords
Mechanical design and analysis of a reconfigurable variable stiffness mechanism based on permanent magnetic springs and swing guide mechanism
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DOI: 10.1177/09544062221130205
Abstract: Stiffness control of an actuator is important to ensure stable contact motion and collision safety for human-robot integration tasks. The variable stiffness mechanism (VSM) is an important part of the variable stiffness actuator. We propose… read more here.
Keywords: variable stiffness; stiffness; stiffness mechanism; springs swing ... See more keywords