Realizing soft high torque actuators for complete assistance wearable robots

Allan J. Veale; Kyrian Staman; Herman van der Kooij

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_8

Realizing soft high torque actuators for complete assistance wearable robots

Allan J. Veale^*, Kyrian Staman, Herman van der Kooij

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Abstract

Wearable robots enhance the ability of their wearers to physically interact with the world, and can benefit rehabilitation efficiency, assistive devices’ effectiveness, and ergonomic support of workers. Wearable robots’ ergonomics and safety can be promoted by using actuators made of soft materials, but soft actuators in the literature are unable to produce the high torques required for lower limb activities of daily living (ADLs), for example, extension of the knee for sit-to-stand. This paper presents and validates a method for realizing a soft high torque actuator, the pleated pneumatic interference actuator, for knee extension. It was shown to produce a torque of 150 Nm at 2 bar and an angle of 70°. Future work will see the development of a portable pressure source to inflate the wearable actuator.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Publisher	Springer
Pages	39-43
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_8
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019

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Name	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Volume	22
ISSN (Print)	2195-3562
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-3570

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