Flexible sliding frame for gait enhancing mechatronic system (GEMS)

This paper presents a novel flexible sliding thigh frame for a gait enhancing mechatronic system. With its two-layered unique structure, the frame is flexible in certain locations and directions, and stiff at certain other locations, so that it can fît well to the wearer's thigh and transmit t...

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Main Authors: Younbaek Lee, Byungjung Choi, Jongwon Lee, Minhyung Lee, Se-gon Roh, Jeonghun Kim, Hyundo Choi, Yong-Jae Kim
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Actuators
Exoskeletons
Force
Hip
Legged locomotion
Thigh
Torque
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Summary:This paper presents a novel flexible sliding thigh frame for a gait enhancing mechatronic system. With its two-layered unique structure, the frame is flexible in certain locations and directions, and stiff at certain other locations, so that it can fît well to the wearer's thigh and transmit the assisting torque without joint loading. The paper describes the basic mechanics of this 3D flexible frame and its stiffness characteristics. We implemented the 3D flexible frame on a gait enhancing mechatronic system and conducted experiments. The performance of the proposed mechanism is verified by simulation and experiments.
ISSN:1557-170X
2694-0604
DOI:10.1109/EMBC.2016.7590773