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http://dx.doi.org/10.9766/KIMST.2015.18.3.309

Lower-limb Exoskeleton Testbed for Level Walking with Backpack Load  

Seo, Changhoon (The 5th Research and Development Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
Kim, Hong-chul (The 5th Research and Development Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
Wang, Ji-Hyeun (The 5th Research and Development Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology / v.18, no.3, 2015 , pp. 309-315 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents a lower-limb exoskeleton testbed and its control method. An exoskeleton is a wearable robotic system that can enhance wearer's muscle power or assist human's movements. Among a variety of its applications, especially for military purpose, a wearable robot can be very useful for carrying heavy loads during locomotion by augmenting soldiers' mobility and endurance. The locomotion test on a treadmill was performed up to maximum 4km/h walking speed wearing the lower-limb exoskeleton testbed with a 45kg backpack load.
Keywords
Exoskeleton; Power Augmentation; Human-Robot Interaction;
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