Experimental Approach Regarding the Behavior of a Human Rehabilitation Exoskeleton

Abstract

In this paper an experimental research was performed in case of a human rehabilitation exoskeleton. The research aim was to evaluate the joint trajectories and the influence of the ground-foot contact by using two distinctive shapes of the exoskeleton foot. Thus an experimental motion analysis was used, called CONTEMPLAS and an exoskeleton prototype with 1DOF placed on a treadmill. The experimental activity was developed when the exoskeleton was used on walking activity. There were studied two types of foot shapes and also the generated impact of their form on the hip, knee and ankle joints trajectories during walking. The obtained results will be useful for the improvement of the exoskeleton orientation in space.

Design of a convenient upper limb exoskeleton robot based on spring energy storage

“…The existing exoskeleton robots have a single function and complex structure, and the use of motor driven and hydraulic driven transmission methods requires sufficient energy sources. The weight of the end effector is relatively large, resulting in a decrease in the portability of the system [10][11][12] .…”