3 accepted papers
Traditionally, powered exoskeletons have predominantly featured a back-enveloping design due to its simplicity in both implementation and user donning. However, this design results in a backward shift of the center of mass (CoM) in the sagittal plane. This paper identifies the limitations of existin…
Powered exoskeletons for people with paraplegia are subjected to repetitive and large impacts due to the repeated ground contacts. The repetitive impact forces not only deteriorate the wear comfort but also cause a serious damage to the muscles and bones of the human wearing the powered exoskeleton.…
Several powered exoskeletons have been developed and commercialized to assist people with complete spinal cord injury. For motion control of a powered exoskeleton, a normal gait pattern is often applied as a reference. However, the physical ability of paraplegics and the degrees of freedom of powere…