DocumentCode
2629002
Title
Biomechanical considerations in the design of lower limb exoskeletons
Author
Cenciarini, Massimo ; Dollar, Aaron M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng. & Mater. Sci., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
June 29 2011-July 1 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of the human biomechanical considerations related to the development of lower limb exoskeletons. Factors such as kinematic alignment and compatibility, joint range of motion, maximum torque, and joint bandwidth are discussed in the framework of a review of the design specifications for exoskeleton prototypes discussed in the literature. From this analysis, we discuss major gaps in the research related to the topic and how those might be filled.
Keywords
biomechanics; prosthetics; prototypes; compatibility; exoskeleton prototypes; human biomechanical considerations; joint bandwidth; joint motion range; kinematic alignment; lower limb exoskeleton design; maximum torque; Exoskeletons; Hip; Humans; Joints; Kinematics; Knee; Read only memory; design; exoskeleton; lower extremities; robotic; Biomechanics; Equipment Design; Humans; Lower Extremity; Robotics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Zurich
ISSN
1945-7898
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9863-5
Electronic_ISBN
1945-7898
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975366
Filename
5975366
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