TY - CHAP
T1 - Comparison of a soft exosuit and a rigid exoskeleton in an assistive task
AU - Chiaradia, Domenico
AU - Xiloyannis, Michele
AU - Solazzi, Massimiliano
AU - Masia, Lorenzo
AU - Frisoli, Antonio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Rigid and soft wearable robots have promising complementary properties that could be exploited to cover a broad range of applications and needs. While the former are ideal when high forces, accurate position and high dynamics are required, soft devices are more practical when portability and comfort are demanded. In this preliminary study, we quantify this duality by comparing the technical characteristics of a soft exosuit and a rigid exoskeleton and measuring their biomechanical and physiological effect on the elbow movements of healthy subjects.
AB - Rigid and soft wearable robots have promising complementary properties that could be exploited to cover a broad range of applications and needs. While the former are ideal when high forces, accurate position and high dynamics are required, soft devices are more practical when portability and comfort are demanded. In this preliminary study, we quantify this duality by comparing the technical characteristics of a soft exosuit and a rigid exoskeleton and measuring their biomechanical and physiological effect on the elbow movements of healthy subjects.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_80
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_80
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85055041232
T3 - Biosystems and Biorobotics
SP - 415
EP - 419
BT - Biosystems and Biorobotics
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -