A controller system design for pneumatic-powered motion assist device using a load observer

This paper proposes a control system design for an exoskelton motion assist device for workers engaged in physically demanding jobs. The exoskelton is designed to provide supports to 1 degree of freedom rotational motion of shoulder and elbow joints and it uses McKibben pneumatic actuators as its po...

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Main Authors: Hiroyoshi MURATA, Takuya OKADA, Syota YAMAHIRA, Ryohei HARADA, Fumitake FUJII
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2015-02-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/81/824/81_14-00579/_pdf/-char/en