A review on design of upper limb exoskeletons

MA Gull, S Bai, T Bak - Robotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Exoskeleton robotics has ushered in a new era of modern neuromuscular rehabilitation
engineering and assistive technology research. The technology promises to improve the …

The exoskeleton expansion: improving walking and running economy

GS Sawicki, ON Beck, I Kang, AJ Young - Journal of neuroengineering and …, 2020 - Springer
Since the early 2000s, researchers have been trying to develop lower-limb exoskeletons
that augment human mobility by reducing the metabolic cost of walking and running versus …

Personalizing exoskeleton assistance while walking in the real world

P Slade, MJ Kochenderfer, SL Delp, SH Collins - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Personalized exoskeleton assistance provides users with the largest improvements in
walking speed and energy economy,–but requires lengthy tests under unnatural laboratory …

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

M **loyannis, 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 …

Performance evaluation of lower limb exoskeletons: a systematic review

D Pinto-Fernandez, D Torricelli… - … on Neural Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Benchmarks have long been used to verify and compare the readiness level of different
technologies in many application domains. In the field of wearable robots, the lack of a …

Improving the energy economy of human running with powered and unpowered ankle exoskeleton assistance

KA Witte, P Fiers, AL Sheets-Singer, SH Collins - Science Robotics, 2020 - science.org
Exoskeletons that reduce energetic cost could make recreational running more enjoyable
and improve running performance. Although there are many ways to assist runners, the best …

A review of soft wearable robots that provide active assistance: Trends, common actuation methods, fabrication, and applications

C Thalman, P Artemiadis - Wearable Technologies, 2020 - cambridge.org
This review meta-analysis combines and compares the findings of previously published
works in the field of soft wearable robots (SWRs) that provide active methods of actuation for …

Modulation of Achilles tendon force with load carriage and exosuit assistance

DG Schmitz, RW Nuckols, S Lee, T Akbas… - Science Robotics, 2022 - science.org
Exosuits have the potential to assist locomotion in both healthy and pathological
populations, but the effect of exosuit assistance on the underlying muscle-tendon tissue …

Ankle and foot power in gait analysis: Implications for science, technology and clinical assessment

KE Zelik, EC Honert - Journal of Biomechanics, 2018 - Elsevier
In human gait analysis studies, the entire foot is typically modeled as a single rigid-body
segment; however, this neglects power generated/absorbed within the foot. Here we show …

Design and fabrication of silk templated electronic yarns and applications in multifunctional textiles

C Ye, J Ren, Y Wang, W Zhang, C Qian, J Han… - Matter, 2019 - cell.com
E-textiles are of interest in a variety of fields, such as wearable electronics and real-time
healthcare monitoring. Critical challenges remain, related to design and fabrication …