Development of a Variable Stiffness Mechanism with a Linear Output for Exosuit Integration

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Abstract

People suffering from conditions affecting their activities of daily living and those who do straining repetitive tasks could be assisted using supportive devices. These devices have generally been stiff in design, with more recent advances exploring soft suits, removing the need for heavier structural components. These supportive devices are often fitted with rigid actuators that lack inherent compliance and rely on feedback to regulate the assistive force. Compl iant actuators able to control stiffness and pretension have only been applied in rigid assistive devices with these devices being designed for controllable stiffness in rotation and not linear motion. This work briefly presents the results of a user study on the effects of a compliant actuator in a soft supportive device for arm flexion, the development and testing of a variable linear stiffness mechanism for a linear motion capable of controlling the stiffness and equilibrium position, and the integration of said actuator in an exosuit.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2024
PublisherIEEE
Pages1738-1745
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)979-8-3503-8652-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2024 - Heidelberg, Germany
Duration: 1 Sept 20244 Sept 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
ISSN (Print)2155-1774

Conference

Conference10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2024
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityHeidelberg
Period1/09/244/09/24

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