Magazine Article

Lightweight Exoskeletons With Controllable Actuators

TBMG-662

10/01/2004

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A proposed class of lightweight exoskeletal electromechanical systems would include electrically controllable actuators that would generate torques and forces that, depending on specific applications, would resist and/or assist wearers' movements. The proposed systems would be successors to relatively heavy, bulky, and less capable human strength amplifying exoskeletal electromechanical systems that have been subjects of research during the past four decades. The proposed systems could be useful in diverse applications in which there are needs for systems that could be donned or doffed easily, that would exert little effect when idle, and that could be activated on demand: examples of such applications include (1) providing controlled movement and/or resistance to movement for physical exercise and (2) augmenting wearers' strengths in the performance of military, law-enforcement, and industrial tasks.

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"Lightweight Exoskeletons With Controllable Actuators," Mobility Engineering, October 1, 2004.
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Oct 1, 2004
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TBMG-662
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English