A wearable soft robotic exoskeleton for hip flexion rehabilitation

TM Miller-Jackson, RF Natividad, DYL Lim… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Leg motion is essential to everyday tasks, yet many face a daily struggle due to leg motion
impairment. Traditional robotic solutions for lower limb rehabilitation have arisen, but they …

Pneumatic quasi-passive actuation for soft assistive lower limbs exoskeleton

C Di Natali, A Sadeghi, A Mondini… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
There is a growing international interest in developing soft wearable robotic devices to
improve mobility and daily life autonomy as well as for rehabilitation purposes. Usability …

Design and control of a powered hip exoskeleton for walking assistance

Q Wu, X Wang, F Du, X Zhang - International Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The wearable powered exoskeleton is a human-robot cooperation system that integrates the
strength of a robot with human intelligence. This paper presents the research results into a …

Current developments of robotic hip exoskeleton toward sensing, decision, and actuation: A review

C Yang, L Yu, L Xu, Z Yan, D Hu, S Zhang… - Wearable …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The aging population is now a global challenge, and impaired walking ability is a common
feature in the elderly. In addition, some occupations such as military and relief workers …

Integration, sensing, and control of a modular soft-rigid pneumatic lower limb exoskeleton

J Wang, Y Fei, W Chen - Soft robotics, 2020 - liebertpub.com
This article presents the system integration, sensing, and control of a novel modular soft-
rigid pneumatic exoskeleton for lower limb. The proposed exoskeleton consists of three soft …

The exosleeve: A soft robotic exoskeleton for assisting in activities of daily living

RF Natividad, SW Hong, TM Miller-Jackson… - … 16-20, 2018, Pisa, Italy 3, 2019 - Springer
The shoulder is one of the most complex joints in the human body due to its extensive range
of motion. Exoskeletons must accommodate the shoulder's capabilities in order to be …

A novel multi-dof exoskeleton robot for upper limb rehabilitation

L Liu, YY Shi, L Xie - Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 2016 - World Scientific
Patients who suffer from stroke have motion function disorders. They need rehabilitation
training guided by doctors and trainers. Nowadays, robots have been introduced to help the …

Effect of timing of hip extension assistance during loaded walking with a soft exosuit

Y Ding, FA Panizzolo, C Siviy, P Malcolm… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Recent advances in wearable robotic devices have demonstrated the ability to
reduce the metabolic cost of walking by assisting the ankle joint. To achieve greater gains in …

Design and evaluation of a soft assistive lower limb exoskeleton

C Di Natali, T Poliero, M Sposito, E Graf, C Bauer… - Robotica, 2019 - cambridge.org
Wearable devices are fast evolving to address mobility and autonomy needs of elderly
people who would benefit from physical assistance. Recent developments in soft robotics …

HeSA, hip exoskeleton for superior assistance

TG Sugar, E Fernandez, D Kinney… - … : Challenges and Trends …, 2017 - Springer
A hip exoskeleton was designed that can assist hip flexion and extension. The device
incorporates a motor, ball-screw, and spring in a lightweight package. The total weight …