Development of a Twisted String Actuator-based Exoskeleton for Hip Joint Assistance in Lifting Tasks
Hyeon-Seok Seong,Do-Hyeong Kim,Igor Gaponov,Jee-Hwan Ryu,Hyeon-Seok Seong,Do-Hyeong Kim,Igor Gaponov,Jee-Hwan Ryu
This paper presents a study on a compliant cable-driven exoskeleton for hip assistance in lifting tasks that is aimed at preventing low-back pain and injuries in the vocational setting. In the proposed concept, we used twisted string actuator (TSA) to design a light-weight and powerful exoskeleton that benefits from inherent TSA advantages. We have noted that nonlinear nature of twisted strings’ t...
