A Novel Method and Exoskeletons for Whole-Arm Gravity Compensation

We present a new method for providing gravity compensation to a human or robot arm. This method allows the arm to be supported in any orientation, and also allows for the support of a load held in the hand. We accomplish this with a pantograph, whereby one portion of the linkage duplicates the arm&#...

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Main Authors: Joshua Hull, Ranger Turner, Athulya A. Simon, Alan T. Asbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9159565/