Multi-joint actuation platform for lower extremity soft exosuits

• Published in: Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation pp. 1327 - 1334
• Main Authors: Ye Ding, Galiana, Ignacio, Asbeck, Alan, Quinlivan, Brendan, De Rossi, Stefano Marco Maria, Walsh, Conor
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Automation; Conferences; Robots

Lower-limb wearable robots have been proposed as a means to augment or assist the wearer's natural performance, in particular, in the military and medical field. Previous research studies on human-robot interaction and biomechanics have largely been performed with rigid exoskeletons that add si...