This paper aims to deal with the development of a novel lower limb exoskeleton to assist disabled people in stair ascending.
For this purpose, a novel design of a mixture of motors and cables has been proposed for users to wear them easily and show the application of the system in stair climbing.
One of the prominences of this study is the provided robot design where four joints are actuated with only two motors; each motor actuates either the knees or ankles. Another advantage of the designed system is that with motors placed in a backpack, the knee braces can be worn under clothes to be concealed. Finally, the system performance is evaluated using electromyography (EMG) signals showing 28 per cent reduction in energy consumption of related muscles.
This investigation deals with the development of a novel lower limb exoskeleton to assist disabled people in stair ascending.
