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Design and numerical characterization of a new leg exoskeleton for motion assistance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2014

Cristian Copilusi ,
Marco Ceccarelli  and
Giuseppe Carbone
Cristian Copilusi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Mechanics, University of Craiova, Dolj Romania
Marco Ceccarelli*
Affiliation:
LARM, University of Cassino and South Latium, Italy
Giuseppe Carbone
Affiliation:
LARM, University of Cassino and South Latium, Italy
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: ceccarelli@unicas.it
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Summary

This paper addresses attention to a design for a low-cost exoskeleton with fairly simple construction, lightweight, easy to wear and to adapt to human legs. The design core is focused on a cam-mechanism implementation at the ankle joint level of the leg exoskeleton. The engineering feasibility of the proposed design is characterized by numerical simulations for the design process.

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Leg exoskeletonsDesignsKinematicsCam-mechanismsSimulation

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Robotica , Volume 33 , Special Issue 5: Robotics in the Alpe-Adria-Danube Region (RAAD 2013) , June 2015 , pp. 1147 - 1162
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