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Mechanical design of a paraplegic-oriented assistive exoskeleton combined with wheelchair

  • Mo Li
  • , Yuxiang Hua
  • , Guoan Zhang
  • , Jie Zha
  • , Yanhe Zhu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • TaiZhou University

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Abstract

This paper deals with the mechanical design of a novel assistive exoskeleton for the paraplegic and the elderly. In order to reduce the inconvenience that traditional devices have in long distance travel, this paper developed a deformable exoskeleton which merges the exoskeleton and the wheelchair. What have been taken into consideration include the characteristics of human joints, DOF configuration, actuator characteristics and human-machine interaction. Then according to these factors, this paper introduced the deformation principle based on the four-bar linkage and designed the hip and knee joint structures. Finally, this paper analyzed the stability of the deformation process with CoG judgement, proved the feasibility and introduced an adjustment method to improve the stability margin to avoid the risk of turnover when facing slopes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2019 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1485-1490
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728124933
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2019
Event2019 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2019 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 8 Jul 201912 Jul 2019

Publication series

NameIEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM
Volume2019-July

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period8/07/1912/07/19

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