Fixed-Time Variable Gain Angle Tracking Control for Pneumatic Soft Bending Actuators

X Liu, J Zhang, S Gu, L Zhao - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, to improve the flexibility of the pneumatic actuator, a new pneumatic soft
bending actuator is designed to guarantee that it can bend in any direction in space. To …

Design and Control of a Novel Soft-Rigid Lower Limb Exoskeleton Robot

Y Wang, S Yuan, Z Pu, J Wang… - 2024 IEEE/RSJ …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a study on the design and control of a novel soft-rigid lower limb
exoskeleton robot. First, based on anatomy, a novel exoskeleton structure design is …

A Compliant Rolling Ellipsoidal Thumb Joint for the TU Hand

S Pulleyking, J Schultz - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents a compliant rolling ellipsoidal carpometacarpal (CMC) joint for the thumb
of a robotic hand. This work is the first to introduce the biellipsoidal joint, a flexure hinge …

An Assistive Wrist-Elbow Exoskeleton (WE-Exo) Driven by Variable Stiffness Actuators

C Wang, Z Li, B Sheng, M Sivan… - … on Mechatronics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exoskeletons have been developed to assist the rehabilitation of stroke patients in the
recent years. However, the safety of the physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) of the …

Saturated PD Control of Compliant Robot Arms Using Position Measurements Only

T Sun, J Yang, H Yang, X Shi - 2023 42nd Chinese Control …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As control input saturation may severely affect control performance, we should pay more
attention to control input saturation for compliant robots owing to the limited output range of …