A quasi-passive leg exoskeleton for load-carrying augmentation

International Journal of Humanoid Robotics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 487-506

  Walsh, Conor James ^a   Endo, Ken ^b   Herr, Hugh ^c  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b MIT MEDIA LAB   (United States)

^c HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exoskeleton; Load carrying; Springs; Walking

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; MOBILE ROBOTS; MOTION CONTROL; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

COST OF TRANSPORT; EXOSKELETON; LOAD-CARRYING AUGMENTATION;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 36048986416     PISSN: 02198436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219843607001126     Document Type: Article

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