Exoskeletons can augment the performance of unimpaired users and restore movement in
individuals with gait impairments. Knowledge of how users interact with wearable devices …

Research on robotic exoskeletons has rapidly expanded over the previous decade.
Advances in robotic hardware and energy supplies have enabled viable prototypes for …

Background Many soldiers are expected to carry heavy loads over extended distances, often
resulting in physical and mental fatigue. In this study, the design and testing of an …

We describe the design and control of a wearable robotic device powered by pneumatic
artificial muscle actuators for use in ankle–foot rehabilitation. The design is inspired by the …

There is increasing interest in using robotic devices to assist in movement training following
neurologic injuries such as stroke and spinal cord injury. This paper reviews control …

In the nearly six decades since researchers began to explore methods of creating them,
exoskeletons have progressed from the stuff of science fiction to nearly commercialized …

This paper introduces a newly developed gait rehabilitation device. The device, called
LOPES, combines a freely translatable and 2-D-actuated pelvis segment with a leg …

Wheeled vehicles are often incapable of transporting heavy materials over rough terrain or
up staircases. Lower extremity exoskeletons supplement human intelligence with the …

Pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) are soft and flexible linear pneumatic actuators which
produce human muscle like actuation. Due to these properties, the muscle actuators have …

An active ankle-foot orthoses (AAFO) is presented where the impedance of the orthotic joint
is modulated throughout the walking cycle to treat drop-foot gait. During controlled plantar …