SpringExo, a spring-based exoskeleton for providing knee assistance: Design, Characterization and Feasibility Study
Dongbao Sui Biing-Chwen Chang Rand Hidayah Yanhe Zhu Sunil K. Agrawal Dongbao Sui Biing-Chwen Chang Rand Hidayah Yanhe Zhu Sunil K. Agrawal
This paper presents the design and preliminary evaluation of a portable spring-based knee exoskeleton, the SpringExo, which is designed to provide assistance to the leg while minimizing interference with the natural leg movement. Traditional rigid exoskeletons are unable to accurately align with a user’s anatomical joints. In addition, the user’s natural motion pattern is likely to change due to t...