A novel knee exoskeleton for overweight person
Overweight person experiences 2.9-4.7 times load of the bodyweight at the knee joint during walking. Research has shown that two main muscles which are vastus medial and gastrocnemius muscles contribute to the stressing of the knee joint during walking. In this research a light weight exoskeleton...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English English English |
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IEEE
2015
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| Summary: | Overweight person experiences 2.9-4.7 times load
of the bodyweight at the knee joint during walking. Research has shown that two main muscles which are vastus medial and
gastrocnemius muscles contribute to the stressing of the knee
joint during walking. In this research a light weight exoskeleton consisting of a frame and a compression spring with mechanisms for adjusting compression of the spring is developed. The research investigated the effectiveness of this exoskeleton compared to knee band by conducting experiment with
compression spring deflection set to a suitable value. The result shows that the average percentage reduction of the
gastrocnemius muscle activity is more than 50% for both the
knee band and exoskeleton |
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