AIMC Topic: Exoskeleton Device

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Exoskeleton robots for lower limb assistance: A review of materials, actuation, and manufacturing methods.

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine
The field of robot-assisted physical rehabilitation and robotics technology for providing support to the elderly population is rapidly evolving. Lower limb robot aided rehabilitation and assistive technology have been a focus for the engineering comm...

Occupational therapists' evaluation of the perceived usability and utility of wearable soft robotic exoskeleton gloves for hand function rehabilitation following a stroke.

Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
PURPOSE: To evaluate the perceived usability and utility of using a soft robotic glove to rehabilitate hand function following a stroke.

Soft pneumatic elbow exoskeleton reduces the muscle activity, metabolic cost and fatigue during holding and carrying of loads.

Scientific reports
To minimize fatigue, sustain workloads, and reduce the risk of injuries, the exoskeleton Carry was developed. Carry combines a soft human-machine interface and soft pneumatic actuation to assist the elbow in load holding and carrying. We hypothesize ...

Clinical validation of kinematic assessments of post-stroke upper limb movements with a multi-joint arm exoskeleton.

Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
BACKGROUND: The clinical evaluation of the upper limb of severely impaired stroke patient is challenging. Sensor-based assessments may allow for an objective evaluation of this patient population. This study investigated the validity of a device-assi...

Periodic event-triggered sliding mode control for lower limb exoskeleton based on human-robot cooperation.

ISA transactions
This paper presents a periodic event-triggered sliding mode control (SMC) scheme based on human-robot cooperation for lower limb exoskeletons. Firstly, a Genetic Algorithm-Back propagation (GA-BP) neural network is proposed to estimate the motion int...

Selection of Muscle-Activity-Based Cost Function in Human-in-the-Loop Optimization of Multi-Gait Ankle Exoskeleton Assistance.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Using "human-in-the-loop" (HIL) optimization can obtain suitable exoskeleton assistance patterns to improve walking economy. However, there are differences in these patterns under different gait conditions, and currently most HIL optimizations use me...

State of the art and challenges for the classification of studies on electromechanical and robotic devices in neurorehabilitation: a scoping review.

European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
INTRODUCTION: The rapid development of electromechanical and robotic devices has profoundly influenced neurorehabilitation. Growth in the scientific and technological aspects thereof is crucial for increasing the number of newly developed devices, an...

Effects of gait training with a voluntary-driven wearable cyborg, Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), on quality of life in patients with neuromuscular disease, able to walk independently with aids.

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
Robot-assisted gait training using a voluntary-driven wearable cyborg, Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), has been shown to improve the mobility of patients with neurological disorders; however, its effect on the quality of life (QOL) of patients is not cl...

Low cost exoskeleton manipulator using bidirectional triboelectric sensors enhanced multiple degree of freedom sensory system.

Nature communications
Rapid developments of robotics and virtual reality technology are raising the requirements of more advanced human-machine interfaces for achieving efficient parallel control. Exoskeleton as an assistive wearable device, usually requires a huge cost a...

Robotic-assisted gait rehabilitation following stroke: a systematic review of current guidelines and practical clinical recommendations.

European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
INTRODUCTION: Stroke is the third leading cause of adult disability worldwide, and lower extremity motor impairment is one of the major determinants of long-term disability. Although robotic therapy is becoming more and more utilized in research prot...