Parameter Optimization and Experimental Analysis of Passive Energy Storage Power-Assisted Exoskeleton

• Published in: Mathematical problems in engineering Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Feng, Jianbin, Li, Tiejun, Wang, Shijie, Shi, Baojun, Han, Ming, Ma, Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Algorithms; Ankle; Control algorithms; Cost control; Design; Design optimization; Energy consumption; Energy storage; Exoskeletons; Heart rate; Human body; Human mechanics; Load; Metabolism; Model accuracy; Newton methods; Optimization; Quadratic programming; Respiratory rate; Walking

To address the occurrence of lumbar spine disease among labor workers who carry heavy objects, a passive energy storage based exoskeletal apparatus was designed to assist, using springs as energy storage elements and utilizing the change in energy that occurs when the human body is bent during the p...