Supernumerary Robotic Limbs to Support Post-Fall Recoveries for Astronauts
Erik Ballesteros,Sang-Yoep Lee,Kalind C. Carpenter,H. Harry Asada,Erik Ballesteros,Sang-Yoep Lee,Kalind C. Carpenter,H. Harry Asada
This paper proposes the utilization of Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SuperLimbs) for augmenting astronauts during an Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) in a partial-gravity environment. We investigate the effectiveness of SuperLimbs in assisting astronauts to their feet following a fall. Based on preliminary observations from a pilot human study, we categorized post-fall recoveries into a sequence of s...
