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US 2019/0314978 A1Published application
Four-bar parallel actuated architecture for exoskeleton
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
InventorsJustin Hunt, Hyunglae Lee
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Abstract
An exoskeleton for interfacing with a joint includes a base configured to be coupled to a user, a platform configured to be coupled to the user proximate the joint, and a plurality of substructures extending between the base and the platform. The substructures are actuated in parallel in order to move the platform.
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An exoskeleton for interfacing with a joint, the exoskeleton comprising:
- a base configured to be coupled to a user;
- a platform configured to be coupled to the user proximate the joint;
- a plurality of substructures extending between the base and the platform, wherein the substructures are configured to be actuated in parallel to move the platform relative to the base.
An exoskeleton for interacting with a ball and socket joint, the exoskeleton comprising:
- a base configured to be coupled to a user;
- a platform configured to be coupled to the user, the platform configured to move in a spherical workspace;
- a plurality of substructures connecting the base to the platform, wherein the plurality of substructures are configured to be actuated in parallel to move the platform relative to the base.
An exoskeleton of a ball and socket joint comprising:
- a base configured to be coupled to a user;
- a platform configured to be coupled to the user proximate the joint;
- a first substructure connecting the base to the platform;
- a second substructure connecting the base to the platform, the second substructure spaced apart from the first substructure;
- a third substructure connecting the base to the platform, the third substructure spaced apart from the first and second substructures, wherein the first, second, and third substructures are configured to be actuated in parallel to move the platform about a spherical workspace.
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