Exoskeletons need to react faster than physiological responses to improve standing balance
Maintaining balance throughout daily activities is challenging because of the unstable
nature of the human body. For instance, a person's delayed reaction times limit their ability to …
nature of the human body. For instance, a person's delayed reaction times limit their ability to …
[HTML][HTML] Cooperative ankle-exoskeleton control can reduce effort to recover balance after unexpected disturbances during walking
Background In the last two decades, lower-limb exoskeletons have been developed to assist
human standing and locomotion. One of the ongoing challenges is the cooperation between …
human standing and locomotion. One of the ongoing challenges is the cooperation between …
[HTML][HTML] An ecologically-controlled exoskeleton can improve balance recovery after slippage
The evolution to bipedalism forced humans to develop suitable strategies for dynamically
controlling their balance, ensuring stability, and preventing falling. The natural aging …
controlling their balance, ensuring stability, and preventing falling. The natural aging …
[HTML][HTML] Personalizing exoskeleton assistance while walking in the real world
Personalized exoskeleton assistance provides users with the largest improvements in
walking speed and energy economy,–but requires lengthy tests under unnatural laboratory …
walking speed and energy economy,–but requires lengthy tests under unnatural laboratory …
Design and control of a multifunctional ankle exoskeleton powered by magnetorheological actuators to assist walking, jumping, and landing
Lower-limb exoskeletons have shown increasing potential to augment human performance
in many locomotion tasks. However, most lower-limb exoskeletons use highly geared …
in many locomotion tasks. However, most lower-limb exoskeletons use highly geared …
Testing simulated assistance strategies on a hip-knee-ankle exoskeleton: a case study
While exoskeletons have markedly reduced the metabolic cost of walking, exoskeleton
design remains expensive and time-consuming. Biomechanical simulations could improve …
design remains expensive and time-consuming. Biomechanical simulations could improve …
Estimating human joint moments unifies exoskeleton control, reducing user effort
Robotic lower-limb exoskeletons can augment human mobility, but current systems require
extensive, context-specific considerations, limiting their real-world viability. Here, we present …
extensive, context-specific considerations, limiting their real-world viability. Here, we present …
The role of user preference in the customized control of robotic exoskeletons
User preference is a promising objective for the control of robotic exoskeletons because it
may capture the multifactorial nature of exoskeleton use. However, to use it, we must first …
may capture the multifactorial nature of exoskeleton use. However, to use it, we must first …
How adaptation, training, and customization contribute to benefits from exoskeleton assistance
KL Poggensee, SH Collins - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Exoskeletons can enhance human mobility, but we still know little about why they are
effective. For example, we do not know the relative importance of training, how much is …
effective. For example, we do not know the relative importance of training, how much is …
[HTML][HTML] The exoskeleton expansion: improving walking and running economy
Since the early 2000s, researchers have been trying to develop lower-limb exoskeletons
that augment human mobility by reducing the metabolic cost of walking and running versus …
that augment human mobility by reducing the metabolic cost of walking and running versus …