Nonanthropomorphic exoskeleton with legs based on eight-bar linkages

This article presents the principles upon which a new nonanthropomorphic biped exoskeleton was designed, whose legs are based on an eight-bar mechanism. The main function of the exoskeleton is to assist people who have difficulty walking. Every leg is based on the planar Peaucellier–Lipkin mechanism...

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Main Authors: Jorge Curiel Godoy, Ignacio Juárez Campos, Lucia Márquez Pérez, Leonardo Romero Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-02-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881418755770