Wearable Robot Design Optimization Using Closed-Form Human–Robot Dynamic Interaction Model

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 24; no. 13; p. 4081
• Main Authors: Shahabpoor, Erfan, Gray, Bethany, Plummer, Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 23.06.2024
• Subjects: Ankle Joint - physiology; Biomechanical Phenomena - physiology; Control algorithms; Design optimization; Equipment Design; exoskeleton; Gait - physiology; Hip Joint - physiology; human model-in-the-loop; Humans; Kinematics; Laboratories; musculoskeletal simulation; optimization; orthosis; Robotics - methods; Robots; Simulation; virtual prototyping; Walking - physiology; Wearable Electronic Devices; musculoskeletal simulation; exoskeleton; virtual prototyping; human model-in-the-loop; optimization; orthosis

Wearable robots are emerging as a viable and effective solution for assisting and enabling people who suffer from balance and mobility disorders. Virtual prototyping is a powerful tool to design robots, preventing the costly iterative physical prototyping and testing. Design of wearable robots throu...