Development of A Passively Powered Knee Exoskeleton for Squat Lifting

This paper proposes a knee exoskeleton with passive-powering mechanism to provide power assistance to the knee joint during squat lifting of objects from the ground. It is designed to capture and store 20% of the biomechanical energy dissipated at the biological knee joint during decent phase and re...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: R.K.P.S. Ranaweera, R.A.R.C. Gopura, T.S.S. Jayawardena, G.K.I. Mann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Robotics, Networking and Artificial Life (JRNAL)
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/25896472/view