Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance

C Siviy, LM Baker, BT Quinlivan… - Nature biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Exoskeletons can augment the performance of unimpaired users and restore movement in
individuals with gait impairments. Knowledge of how users interact with wearable devices …

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 …

Estimating human joint moments unifies exoskeleton control, reducing user effort

DD Molinaro, I Kang, AJ Young - Science robotics, 2024 - science.org
Robotic lower-limb exoskeletons can augment human mobility, but current systems require
extensive, context-specific considerations, limiting their real-world viability. Here, we present …

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 …

State of the art and future directions for lower limb robotic exoskeletons

AJ Young, DP Ferris - IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Research on robotic exoskeletons has rapidly expanded over the previous decade.
Advances in robotic hardware and energy supplies have enabled viable prototypes for …

A review of intent detection, arbitration, and communication aspects of shared control for physical human–robot interaction

DP Losey, CG McDonald… - Applied …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
As robotic devices are applied to problems beyond traditional manufacturing and industrial
settings, we find that interaction between robots and humans, especially physical interaction …

A review of classification techniques of EMG signals during isotonic and isometric contractions

N Nazmi, MA Abdul Rahman, SI Yamamoto, SA Ahmad… - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
In recent years, there has been major interest in the exposure to physical therapy during
rehabilitation. Several publications have demonstrated its usefulness in clinical/medical and …

From sensing to control of lower limb exoskeleton: A systematic review

Y Sun, Y Tang, J Zheng, D Dong, X Chen… - Annual Reviews in Control, 2022 - Elsevier
As a typical application of the human-computer interaction device, the lower limb
exoskeleton has attracted many researchers' attention in recent years in an attempt to …

Systematic review on wearable lower extremity robotic exoskeletons for assisted locomotion

S Qiu, Z Pei, C Wang, Z Tang - Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Lower extremity robotic exoskeletons (LEEX) can not only improve the ability of the human
body but also provide healing treatment for people with lower extremity dysfunction. There …

Assessing the influence of a passive, upper extremity exoskeletal vest for tasks requiring arm elevation: Part I–“Expected” effects on discomfort, shoulder muscle …

S Kim, MA Nussbaum, MIM Esfahani, MM Alemi… - Applied ergonomics, 2018 - Elsevier
Use of exoskeletal vests (designed to support overhead work) can be an effective
intervention approach for tasks involving arm elevation, yet little is known on the potential …