Title :
Development of the heavy load transferring task oriented exoskeleton adapted by lower extremity using qausi - Active joints
Author :
Kim, Wan-Soo ; Lee, Seung-Hoon ; Lee, Hee-Don ; Yu, Seung-Nam ; Han, Jung-Soo ; Han, Chang-Soo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Hanyang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Herein, this study proposes that the exoskeleton has not full of active DOF (degree of freedom) joint, but partial active DOF joint which is so called the quasi-active joint system. It consists of 4 quasi-active joints and 2 active joints 3 passive joint and 1 active joint. So as to verify the efficiency of the quasi-active exoskeleton, muscle activation results are compared by before and after the wearing exoskeleton results.
Keywords :
medical robotics; heavy load transferring task-oriented exoskeleton; muscle activation; partial active DOF joint; qausi-active joints; quasi-active exoskeleton; Exoskeletons; Extremities; Hip; Knee; Leg; Legged locomotion; Mechanical systems; Medical robotics; Robot sensing systems; Senior citizens; Intent signal; Lower Extremity Exoskeleton; MSS(Muscle stiffness sensor); Quasi active; Support weight;
Conference_Titel :
ICCAS-SICE, 2009
Conference_Location :
Fukuoka
Print_ISBN :
978-4-907764-34-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-907764-33-3