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contributor authorAlأ², Roberta
contributor authorBottiglione, Francesco
contributor authorMantriota, Giacomo
date accessioned2017-05-09T01:31:09Z
date available2017-05-09T01:31:09Z
date issued2016
identifier issn1942-4302
identifier otherjmr_008_01_011009.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/161842
description abstractThe actuation systems of lower limbs exoskeletons have been extensively investigated and, presently, a great effort is aimed at reducing the weight and improving the efficiency, thus increasing the operating range for batteryoperated devices. In this work, an innovative and more efficient actuation system to power the knee joint is proposed. The key and nonconventional elements of this alternative design are a flywheel and a micro infinitely variable transmission (IVT). This particular powertrain configuration permits to exploit efficiently the dynamics of human locomotion, which offers the possibility to recover energy. By means of simulations of level ground walking and running, it is here demonstrated how storing energy in the flywheel permits to reduce the energy consumption and to downsize the electric motor.
publisherThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
titleAn Innovative Design of Artificial Knee Joint Actuator With Energy Recovery Capabilities
typeJournal Paper
journal volume8
journal issue1
journal titleJournal of Mechanisms and Robotics
identifier doi10.1115/1.4030056
journal fristpage11009
journal lastpage11009
identifier eissn1942-4310
treeJournal of Mechanisms and Robotics:;2016:;volume( 008 ):;issue: 001
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