Review of control strategies for lower-limb exoskeletons to assist gait

R Baud, AR Manzoori, A Ijspeert, M Bouri - Journal of NeuroEngineering …, 2021 - Springer
Background Many lower-limb exoskeletons have been developed to assist gait, exhibiting a
large range of control methods. The goal of this paper is to review and classify these control …

Soft robotic suits: State of the art, core technologies, and open challenges

M Xiloyannis, R Alicea, AM Georgarakis… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wearable robots are undergoing a disruptive transition, from the rigid machines that
populated the science-fiction world in the early 1980s to lightweight robotic apparel, hardly …

Human-in-the-loop control of soft exosuits using impedance learning on different terrains

Z Li, X Li, Q Li, H Su, Z Kan, W He - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many previous works of soft wearable exoskeletons (exosuit) target at improving the human
locomotion assistance, without considering the impedance adaption to interact with the …

A hip–knee–ankle exoskeleton emulator for studying gait assistance

GM Bryan, PW Franks, SC Klein… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Lower-limb exoskeletons could improve the mobility of people with disabilities, older adults,
workers, first responders, and military personnel. Despite recent advances, few products are …

Soft wearable robots: development status and technical challenges

Y Shi, W Dong, W Lin, Y Gao - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, more and more research has begun to focus on the flexible and lightweight
design of wearable robots. During this process, many novel concepts and achievements …

Modeling and stiffness-based continuous torque control of lightweight quasi-direct-drive knee exoskeletons for versatile walking assistance

TH Huang, S Zhang, S Yu, MK MacLean… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
State-of-the-art exoskeletons are typically limited by the low control bandwidth and small-
range stiffness of actuators, which are based on high gear ratios and elastic components …

Neuromechanical model-based adaptive control of bilateral ankle exoskeletons: Biological joint torque and electromyogram reduction across walking conditions

G Durandau, WF Rampeltshammer… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To enable the broad adoption of wearable robotic exoskeletons in medical and industrial
settings, it is crucial they can adaptively support large repertoires of movements. We …

A survey on soft lower limb cable-driven wearable robots without rigid links and joints

AM Khomami, F Najafi - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Traditional wearable robots mostly consist of rigid structures connected to the human body.
Due to the inherent characteristics of human joints, it is unavoidable that the robot joints …

Real-time gait phase estimation based on neural network and assistance strategy based on simulated muscle dynamics for an ankle exosuit

Z Wang, C Chen, F Yang, Y Liu, G Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft exosuits have been demonstrated to possess the potential to reduce metabolism and
muscle fatigue in human locomotion. How to maximize the user's metabolic benefit and …

Soft exosuit based on fabric muscle for upper limb assistance

SJ Park, K Choi, H Rodrigue… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Upper limb exosuits (ULEs) are wearable robots that can assist arms to lift or support an
object. However, heavy wearable equipment often interferes with the free movement of a …