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Using Upper Limb Carrying Exoskeleton with Dual-Model Torque Control Strategy to Reduce Load Impact

  • Daming Liu
  • , Ye Li
  • , Junchen Liu
  • , Ziqi Wang
  • , Jie Zhao
  • , Yanhe Zhu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Exoskeleton technology holds significant promise within the human-centric paradigm of Industry 5.0 for mitigating work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). However, existing systems often struggle with mismatched assistive torque and inefficient human-machine collaboration under dynamic loading conditions, largely due to insufficient motion intent recognition accuracy. This study proposes a dual-model-based multimodal fusion control strategy that integrates a bidirectional LSTM neural network (Bi-LSTM) with a transformer-based multi-task learning model (MTL) to enable real-time torque compensation and accurate prediction of dynamic load mass under varying conditions. The team developed a lightweight elbow joint exoskeleton prototype, leveraging multi-modal information to enhance assistive torque prediction accuracy. Experimental results show an 83.7% reduction in agonist muscle activation under a 3.5 kg load compared to conditions without the exoskeleton, underscoring its potential for industrial material handling scenarios.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIROS 2025 - 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Conference Proceedings
EditorsChristian Laugier, Alessandro Renzaglia, Nikolay Atanasov, Stan Birchfield, Grzegorz Cielniak, Leonardo De Mattos, Laura Fiorini, Philippe Giguere, Kenji Hashimoto, Javier Ibanez-Guzman, Tetsushi Kamegawa, Jinoh Lee, Giuseppe Loianno, Kevin Luck, Hisataka Maruyama, Philippe Martinet, Hadi Moradi, Urbano Nunes, Julien Pettre, Alberto Pretto, Tommaso Ranzani, Arne Ronnau, Silvia Rossi, Elliott Rouse, Fabio Ruggiero, Olivier Simonin, Danwei Wang, Ming Yang, Eiichi Yoshida, Huijing Zhao
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages8224-8231
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9798331543938
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Event2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2025 - Hangzhou, China
Duration: 19 Oct 202525 Oct 2025

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
ISSN (Print)2153-0858
ISSN (Electronic)2153-0866

Conference

Conference2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2025
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou
Period19/10/2525/10/25

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