2017
A novel modular compliant knee joint actuator for use in assistive and rehabilitation orthoses
Tomislav Bacek, Marta Moltedo, Kevin Langlois, Carlos Rodriguez-Guerrero, Bram Vanderborght, Dirk Lefeber
IROS 2017poster
Despite significant advancements in the field of wearable robots (WRs), commercial WRs still use traditional direct-drive actuation units to power their joints. On the other hand, in research prototypes compliant actuators are increasingly being used to more adequately address the issues of safety,…