Back-support exoskeletons for occupational use: an overview of technological advances and trends
OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS Many new occupational back-support exoskeletons have
been developed in the past few years both as research prototypes and as commercial …
been developed in the past few years both as research prototypes and as commercial …
An overview on principles for energy efficient robot locomotion
Despite enhancements in the development of robotic systems, the energy economy of
today's robots lags far behind that of biological systems. This is in particular critical for …
today's robots lags far behind that of biological systems. This is in particular critical for …
A parallel-elastic actuator for a torque-controlled back-support exoskeleton
A torque-controlled back-support exoskeleton to assist manual handling is presented. Its
objective is to provide a significant portion of the forces necessary to carry out the physical …
objective is to provide a significant portion of the forces necessary to carry out the physical …
Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots
The science and technology of wearable robots are steadily advancing, and the use of such
robots in our everyday life appears to be within reach. Nevertheless, widespread adoption of …
robots in our everyday life appears to be within reach. Nevertheless, widespread adoption of …
Design, modeling and testing of a compact variable stiffness mechanism for exoskeletons
In this paper, the mechanical design of a novel variable stiffness mechanism (VSM) with
reconfigurability is presented. The design of VSM is based on a zero-length base link four …
reconfigurability is presented. The design of VSM is based on a zero-length base link four …
Design and experiment of a variable stiffness prosthetic knee joint using parallel elastic actuation
J Zhu, Y Sun, J Xiong, Y Liu, J Zheng, L Bai - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Active prosthetic knee joints are proven to provide outstanding actuating performance in
various walking situations. Currently, most active prosthetic knee joints are directly actuated …
various walking situations. Currently, most active prosthetic knee joints are directly actuated …
Elastic energy-recycling actuators for efficient robots
E Krimsky, SH Collins - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Electric motors are widely used in robots but waste energy in many applications. We
introduce an elastic energy-recycling actuator that maintains the versatility of motors while …
introduce an elastic energy-recycling actuator that maintains the versatility of motors while …
Bioinspired legged robot design via blended physical and virtual impedance control
In order to approach the performance of biological locomotion in legged robots, better
integration between body design and control is required. In that respect, understanding the …
integration between body design and control is required. In that respect, understanding the …
Human lower limb joint biomechanics in daily life activities: a literature based requirement analysis for anthropomorphic robot design
M Grimmer, AA Elshamanhory… - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Daily human activity is characterized by a broad variety of movement tasks. This work
summarizes the sagittal hip, knee, and ankle joint biomechanics for a broad range of daily …
summarizes the sagittal hip, knee, and ankle joint biomechanics for a broad range of daily …
Parallel compliance design for increasing robustness and efficiency in legged locomotion–theoretical background and applications
MA Sharbafi, MJ Yazdanpanah… - IEEE/ASME …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bipedal locomotion in uncertain environments is a challenging control problem. In order to
reduce the effect of imprecise and noisy measurements, performance enhancement, and …
reduce the effect of imprecise and noisy measurements, performance enhancement, and …