Sensors and actuation technologies in exoskeletons: A review

M Tiboni, A Borboni, F Vérité, C Bregoli, C Amici - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Exoskeletons are robots that closely interact with humans and that are increasingly used for
different purposes, such as rehabilitation, assistance in the activities of daily living (ADLs) …

Compliant lower limb exoskeletons: a comprehensive review on mechanical design principles

MC Sanchez-Villamañan, J Gonzalez-Vargas… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Exoskeleton technology has made significant advances during the last decade, resulting in
a considerable variety of solutions for gait assistance and rehabilitation. The mechanical …

Lower-limb medical and rehabilitation exoskeletons: A review of the current designs

A Plaza, M Hernandez, G Puyuelo… - IEEE Reviews in …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medical and rehabilitation exoskeletons are being increasingly considered by therapists
when choosing a treatment for individuals affected by lower limb impairments. Although all …

[Retracted] Robust LQR‐Based Neural‐Fuzzy Tracking Control for a Lower Limb Exoskeleton System with Parametric Uncertainties and External Disturbances

J Narayan, SK Dwivedy - Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The design of an accurate control scheme for a lower limb exoskeleton system has few
challenges due to the uncertain dynamics and the unintended subject's reflexes during gait …

Design and evaluation of a novel torque-controllable variable stiffness actuator with reconfigurability

Y Zhu, Q Wu, B Chen, D Xu… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a novel reconfigurable torque-controllable variable stiffness actuator
(RVSA) for knee exoskeleton. The concept of reconfiguring the pulley block is proposed to …

The effects of electroadhesive clutch design parameters on performance characteristics

SB Diller, SH Collins, C Majidi - Journal of Intelligent …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Actuators that employ clutches can exhibit mechanical impedance tuning and improved
energy efficiency. However, these integrated designs have been difficult to achieve in …

Robust adaptive backstepping control for a lower-limb exoskeleton system with model uncertainties and external disturbances

J Narayan, M Abbas, SK Dwivedy - Automatika: časopis za automatiku …, 2023 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The main purpose of this work is to design a robust adaptive backstepping (RABS)
control strategy for a pediatric exoskeleton system during passive-assist gait rehabilitation …

Towards neuro-fuzzy compensated PID control of lower extremity exoskeleton system for passive gait rehabilitation

J Narayan, SK Dwivedy - IETE Journal of Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this work is to design a neuro-fuzzy compensated PID control for passive
gait rehabilitation using a lower extremity exoskeleton system. A prototype of 6-DOFs …

State of the art review of active and passive knee orthoses

A Barrera Sánchez, A Blanco Ortega… - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of specialized devices, such as orthopedic devices, has become indispensable in
the lives of people with disabilities since ancient times. The primary purpose of such devices …

Design and evaluation of a pediatric lower-limb exoskeleton joint actuator

A Goo, CA Laubscher, RJ Farris, JT Sawicki - Actuators, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lower-limb exoskeletons have undergone significant developments for aiding in the
ambulation of adults with gait impairment. However, advancements in exoskeletons for the …