Hip exosuit to assist hip flexion and extension
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
InventorsCarly Thalman, Lily Baye-Wallace, Hyunglae Lee
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AssigneeArizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
InventorsCarly Thalman, Lily Baye-Wallace, Hyunglae Lee
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Disclosed herein are systems and methods for assisting hip flexion and extension during human locomotion. A hip exosuit comprises a hip belt comprising one or more removably attached hip anchoring mechanisms, a leg brace, one or more flexion actuators, wherein each of the one or more flexion actuators is attached at a first end to a hip anchoring mechanism and each of the one or more flexion actuators is attached at a second end to the leg brace, and one or more extension actuators, wherein each of the one or more extension actuators is attached at a first end to a hip anchoring mechanism and is attached at a second end to the leg brace. Each of the actuators are configured to contract in response to one or more signal to aid in the gait of the user.
A hip exosuit comprising:
A hip exosuit comprising:
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