A self-aligning knee joint for walking assistance devices

B Choi, Y Lee, J Kim, M Lee, J Lee… - 2016 38th Annual …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… -aligning knee mechanism for walking assistance devices for the elderly to provide physical
assistance. Self-aligning knee joints can assist in flexion/extension motions of the knee joint

Assistive devices of human knee joint: A review

L Zhang, G Liu, B Han, Z Wang, H Li, Y Jiao - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2020 - Elsevier
assist knee motion based on human motiondevices and develop a more effective knee
assistive device in the future study, this paper presents the review of the knee assistive devices

Development of adjustable knee joint for walking assistance devices

B Choi, Y Lee, YJ Kim, J Lee, M Lee… - 2017 IEEE/RSJ …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… nism for walking assistance devices for the elderly to provide physical gait assistance.
The adjustable knee mechanism can assist in flexion/extension motions of the knee joint and …

A design of fine motion assist equipment for disabled hand in robotic rehabilitation system

S Ito, H Kawasaki, Y Ishigure, M Natsume… - Journal of the Franklin …, 2011 - Elsevier
… However, the structure of the carpometacarpal (CM) joint in the thumb is specific and thus
current rehabilitation hand devices cannot perform sufficient motion assistance for opposing …

Development of adjustable knee assist device for wearable robot based on linkage and rolling joint

B Choi, Y Lee, J Lee, M Lee, B Lim… - 2019 IEEE/RSJ …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… with respect to the change to the actuator angle in the flexion/extension motion of knee, the
joint effectively delivers the torque required for assistance while adapting to the joint motion

Development of a hand motion assist robot for rehabilitation therapy by patient self-motion control

H Kawasaki, S Ito, Y Ishigure… - 2007 IEEE 10th …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… Moreover, we have developed a hand exoskeleton device that assists the joint motions of …
The combination of these cone motions assists the CM joint motions. A robotic device assisting

A study of power-assist technology to reduce body burden during loading and unloading operations by support of knee joint motion

Y Naruoka, N Hiramitsu, Y Mitsuya - Journal of Robotics and …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
… knee joints (Fig. 2). In nursing care, the assistance method shown in Fig. … assist the rotation
of the knee joints, rather than that of the hip joints carried out by the handling-assist devices

Development of bio-inspired knee joint for power assist suit

K Sakai, T Kikuchi, I Abe - 2015 IEEE International Conference …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
joint mechanism with a bio-inspired joint motion, … device in the pitch direction. In the future,
we will discuss this point with the developing device, that is a combination of this knee joint

Power assist control for walking aid with HAL-3 based on EMG and impedance adjustment around knee joint

S Lee, Y Sankai - … conference on intelligent robots and systems, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… Nevertheless, only few attempts have been made at another device to assist the leg’s … more
effective assisted motion based on EMG with the impedance adjustment around knee joint. …

Measurement of knee joint motions in deep flexions for optimal design of polycentric assistive device and prototype of adjustable knee assist

T Todaka, K Omori, I Abe… - 2023 IEEE/SICE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… -made devices that fit the knee motions of wearers well, we analyzed the relative motions
of five healthy knee joints during squatting motions using an optical motion capture system to …