Design and Assist-as-Needed Control of Flexible Elbow Exoskeleton Actuated by Nonlinear Series Elastic Cable Driven Mechanism

Exoskeletons can assist the daily life activities of the elderly with weakened muscle strength, but traditional rigid exoskeletons bring parasitic torque to the human joints and easily disturbs the natural movement of the wearer’s upper limbs. Flexible exoskeletons have more natural human-machine in...

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Main Authors: Bingshan Hu, Fuchao Zhang, Hongrun Lu, Huaiwu Zou, Jiantao Yang, Hongliu Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Actuators
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/10/11/290