Lock your robot: A review of locking devices in robotics
Locking devices are widely used in robotics, for instance to lock springs and joints or to
reconfigure robots. This review article classifies the locking devices currently described in …
reconfigure robots. This review article classifies the locking devices currently described in …
Advances in propulsive bionic feet and their actuation principles
P Cherelle, G Mathijssen, Q Wang… - Advances in …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
In the past decades, researchers have deeply studied pathological and nonpathological gait
to understand the human ankle function during walking. These efforts resulted in the …
to understand the human ankle function during walking. These efforts resulted in the …
Variable recruitment of parallel elastic elements: Series–parallel elastic actuators (SPEA) with dephased mutilated gears
G Mathijssen, D Lefeber… - … /ASME Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development and control of variable stiffness actuators (VSAs) led to the capability of
embodying physical principles of safety and energy-efficiency compared to traditional stiff …
embodying physical principles of safety and energy-efficiency compared to traditional stiff …
Model-based control for exoskeletons with series elastic actuators evaluated on sit-to-stand movements
J Vantilt, K Tanghe, M Afschrift, AKBD Bruijnes… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Currently, control of exoskeletons in rehabilitation focuses on imposing desired
trajectories to promote relearning of motions. Furthermore, assistance is often provided by …
trajectories to promote relearning of motions. Furthermore, assistance is often provided by …
Energetic and peak power advantages of series elastic actuators in an actuated prosthetic leg for walking and running
A monoarticular series elastic actuator (SEA) reduces energetic and peak power
requirements compared to a direct drive (DD) in active prosthetic ankle-foot design …
requirements compared to a direct drive (DD) in active prosthetic ankle-foot design …
Evaluation of uncertainties in the design process of complex mechanical systems
F Villecco, A Pellegrino - Entropy, 2017 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the problem of the evaluation of the uncertainties that originate in the complex
design process of a new system is analyzed, paying particular attention to multibody …
design process of a new system is analyzed, paying particular attention to multibody …
Mechanical design and analysis of light weight hip joint parallel elastic actuator for industrial exoskeleton
Industrial wearable exoskeletons can assist the workers during manual handling of loads at
manufacturing facilities. Today, one of their design challenges is to reduce weight so the …
manufacturing facilities. Today, one of their design challenges is to reduce weight so the …
Nonlinear passive cam-based springs for powered ankle prostheses
This article studies the design of passive elastic elements to reduce the actuator
requirements for powered ankle prostheses. The challenge is to achieve most of the typically …
requirements for powered ankle prostheses. The challenge is to achieve most of the typically …
Entropic measure of epistemic uncertainties in multibody system models by axiomatic design
F Villecco, A Pellegrino - Entropy, 2017 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the use of the MaxInf Principle in real optimization problems is investigated for
engineering applications, where the current design solution is actually an engineering …
engineering applications, where the current design solution is actually an engineering …
The amp-foot 2.1: actuator design, control and experiments with an amputee
P Cherelle, K Junius, V Grosu, H Cuypers… - Robotica, 2014 - cambridge.org
The Ankle Mimicking Prosthetic (AMP-) Foot 2 is a new energy efficient, powered transtibial
prosthesis mimicking intact ankle behavior. The author's research is focused on the use of a …
prosthesis mimicking intact ankle behavior. The author's research is focused on the use of a …