Sensors and actuation technologies in exoskeletons: A review

M Tiboni, A Borboni, F Vérité, C Bregoli, C Amici - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Exoskeletons are robots that closely interact with humans and that are increasingly used for
different purposes, such as rehabilitation, assistance in the activities of daily living (ADLs) …

A review of the design of load-carrying exoskeletons

JJY Liang, QH Zhang, Y Liu, T Wang… - Science China …, 2022 - Springer
The increasing necessity of load-carrying activities has led to greater human
musculoskeletal damage and an increased metabolic cost. With the rise of exoskeleton …

A lower limb exoskeleton with rigid and soft structure for loaded walking assistance

W Cao, C Chen, D Wang, X Wu… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The loaded walking ability of people can be enhanced by lower limb exoskeleton. How to
avoid lower limb joint injuries while improving walking efficiency is a major challenge for …

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 …

Satisfaction analysis of overground gait exoskeletons in people with neurological pathology. a systematic review

C Cumplido-Trasmonte, F Molina-Rueda… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background People diagnosed with neurological pathology may experience gait disorders
that affect their quality of life. In recent years, research has been carried out on a variety of …

Development of a wearable upper limb rehabilitation robot based on reinforced soft pneumatic actuators

X Chen, S Zhang, K Cao, C Wei, W Zhao… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Dyskinesia of the upper limbs caused by stroke, sports injury, or traffic accidents limits the
ability to perform the activities of daily living. Besides the necessary medical treatment …

Design, modeling and optimization of a high torque asymmetric dual chamber soft actuator

Y Wang, S Yuan, M Hou, X Cui, S Zhou, Y Fei - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2024 - Elsevier
This article presents a study on a new high torque asymmetric dual chamber soft actuator
(ADCSA), aimed to discover the bending performance of ADCSA as an actuator on the …

Hip–Knee–Ankle Rehabilitation Exoskeleton with Compliant Actuators: From Human–Robot Interaction Control to Clinical Evaluation

W Chen, B Zhang, X Tan, Y Zhao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While rehabilitation exoskeletons have been extensively studied, systematic design
principles for effectively addressing heterogeneous bilateral locomotion in hemiplegia …

Assistive robotic hand with bi-directional soft actuator for hand impaired patients

KHL Heung, H Li, TWL Wong, SSM Ng - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Soft wearable robotic hand can assist with hand function for the performance of activities of
daily living (ADL). However, existing robotic hands lack a mathematical way to quantify the …

Topology and material optimization of an underactuated robot for gait rehabilitation

F Hussain, M Mohammadian… - Mechanics Based Design …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This article presents the topology and material optimization of an underactuated lower limb
robot for gait rehabilitation of stroke survivors. Robot aided lower limb rehabilitation has …