Method and test course for the evaluation of industrial exoskeletons

L Ralfs, N Hoffmann, R Weidner - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the trend for implementing exoskeletons in industrial workplaces has
significantly increased. A variety of systems have been developed to support different tasks …

Analysis of sensor-based real-time balancing of humanoid robots on inclined surfaces

S Dutta, TK Maiti, M Miura-Mattausch, Y Ochi… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An experimental and theoretical study of real-time robot balancing on inclined surfaces with
electrical feedback circuitry is presented. Force sensors are experimentally shown to extend …

From human walking to bipedal robot locomotion: Reflex inspired compensation on planned and unplanned downsteps

J Verhagen, X Xiong, AD Ames… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Humans are able to negotiate downstep behaviors-both planned and unplanned-with
remarkable agility and ease. The goal of this paper is to systematically study the translation …

COMTEST project: a complete modular test stand for human and humanoid posture control and balance

V Lippi, T Mergner, T Seel… - 2019 IEEE-RAS 19th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents a system to benchmark humanoid posture control and balance
performances under perturbed conditions. The specific benchmarking scenario consists, for …

Identification of COM Controller of a Human in Stance Based on Motion Measurement and Phase-Space Analysis

T Sugihara, D Kaneta, N Murai - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This article proposes a process to identify the standing stabilizer, namely, the controller in
humans to keep upright posture stable against perturbations. We model the controller as a …

Human body-sway steady-state responses to small amplitude tilts and translations of the support surface–Effects of superposition of the two stimuli

V Lippi, C Maurer, T Mergner - Gait & Posture, 2023 - Elsevier
Background For humans, control of upright standing posture is a prerequisite for many
physical activities. Experimentally, this control is often challenged by the motion of the …

Performance indicators of humanoid posture control and balance inspired by human experiments

V Lippi, T Mergner, C Maurer, T Seel - … and Trends: Proceedings of the 5th …, 2022 - Springer
Posture control and maintaining balance are fundamental elements of humanoid robot
control and have a significant impact for the performance of robots. The evaluation of robotic …

Evaluating robot posture control and balance by comparison to human subjects using human likeness measures

V Lippi, C Maurer, T Mergner - arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.14395, 2021 - arxiv.org
Posture control and balance are basic requirements for a humanoid robot performing motor
tasks like walking and interacting with the environment. For this reason, posture control is …

Identification of gait phases with neural networks for smooth transparent control of a lower limb exoskeleton

V Lippi, C Camardella, A Filippeschi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Lower limbs exoskeletons provide assistance during standing, squatting, and walking. Gait
dynamics, in particular, implies a change in the configuration of the device in terms of …

[PDF][PDF] Real-time Implementation and Evaluation of Magnetometerless Tracking System for Human and Humanoid Posture Control Benchmarking based on Inertial …

V Lippi, KG Brands, T Seel - ICINCO, 2020 - scitepress.org
This work describes a tracking system designed for humanoid robots, exoskeletons and
humans oriented to posture control and balance experiments. The system aims to provide a …