Systematic review on wearable lower-limb exoskeletons for gait training in neuromuscular impairments

A Rodríguez-Fernández, J Lobo-Prat… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Gait disorders can reduce the quality of life for people with neuromuscular impairments.
Therefore, walking recovery is one of the main priorities for counteracting sedentary lifestyle …

A review on design of upper limb exoskeletons

MA Gull, S Bai, T Bak - Robotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Exoskeleton robotics has ushered in a new era of modern neuromuscular rehabilitation
engineering and assistive technology research. The technology promises to improve the …

Developments in hardware systems of active upper-limb exoskeleton robots: A review

R Gopura, DSV Bandara, K Kiguchi… - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2016 - Elsevier
The very first application of active exoskeleton robot was to provide external power to a
soldier so that he can carry additional weight than his strength. Since then this technology …

NEUROExos: A powered elbow exoskeleton for physical rehabilitation

N Vitiello, T Lenzi, S Roccella… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design and experimental testing of the robotic elbow exoskeleton
NEUROBOTICS Elbow Exoskeleton (NEUROExos). The design of NEUROExos focused on …

Ergonomic contribution of ABLE exoskeleton in automotive industry

N Sylla, V Bonnet, F Colledani, P Fraisse - International Journal of Industrial …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract In PSA Peugeot Citroen factories, high precision requirements of workstations make
them being manual. One of the main goal of the car manufacturer is to minimize the pain of …

Misalignment compensation for full human-exoskeleton kinematic compatibility: State of the art and evaluation

MB Näf, K Junius, M Rossini… - Applied …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The use of exoskeletons by the elderly, disabled people, heavy labor workers, and soldiers
can have great social and economic benefit. However, limitations in usability are impeding …

Cable driven exoskeleton for upper-limb rehabilitation: A design review

JD Sanjuan, AD Castillo, MA Padilla… - Robotics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the primary reasons for long-term disabilities in the world is strokes. The causes of
these cerebrovascular diseases are various, ie, high blood pressure, heart disease, etc. For …

Ergonomics of exoskeletons: Objective performance metrics

A Schiele - World Haptics 2009-Third Joint EuroHaptics …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper it is shown how variation of the kinematic structure of an exoskeleton and
variation of its fixation strength on the human limb influences objective task performance …

Elastic element exoskeleton and method of using same

HM Herr, G Elliott, A Marecki, H Briner - US Patent 9,682,005, 2017 - Google Patents
Running in a mammal, such as a human, is augmented by adaptively modulating
anticipation of maximum leg extension of a mammal when running, and actuating an …

Optimal design of a lower limb exoskeleton or orthosis

HM Herr, LM Mooney, EJ Rouse, JY Kuan… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A link extends between a distal member and a proximal member of a wearable device, such
as an exoskeleton, orthosis or prosthesis for a human lower limb. One or other of the distal …