A novel compact torsional spring for series elastic actuators for assistive wearable robots

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Carpino, Giorgio ^a   Accoto, Dino ^a   Sergi, Fabrizio ^a,b   Tagliamonte, Nevio Luigi ^a   Guglielmelli, Eugenio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

pHRI; series elastic actuator; torsional spring; wearable robot

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ROBOTS; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

ACTUATION SYSTEMS; ASSISTIVE; ASSISTIVE ROBOTS; DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES; ENERGY; PEAK LOAD; PHRI; SERIES ELASTIC ACTUATORS; TORSIONAL SPRINGS; WEARABLE ROBOTS;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 84867749083     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4007695     Document Type: Article

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