An Experimental Testing Procedure for Validating a Passive Upper-Limb Exoskeleton

Jhon F. Rodríguez-León, Francesco Lago, Elio Matteo Curcio, Francesco Lamonaca, Juan A. Flores-Campos, Giuseppe Carbone

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Abstract

This paper proposes a low-cost experimental testing procedure to assess the effectiveness of an upper-limb exoskeleton. The proposed measurement methodology has been specifically designed to evaluate the performance of a passive self-locking magnetic spring exoskeleton that has been designed and built at University of Calabria. The proposed measurement system is based on the use of two commercially available low-cost cameras that allow to identify the moving joints during a holding task. Each of the cameras allows to identify three markers with different colors as attached on the human limb. Additionally, an external force sensor system has been included to determine the effort that a person is generating during a holding task.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNew Trends in Medical and Service Robotics - MESROB 2023
EditorsDaniela Tarnita, Nicolae Dumitru, Ionut Geonea, Doina Pisla, Giuseppe Carbone
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages211-219
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783031324451
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event8th International Workshop on New Trends in Medical and Service Robots, MESROB 2023 - Craiova, Romania
Duration: 7 Jun 202310 Jun 2023

Publication series

NameMechanisms and Machine Science
Volume133 MMS
ISSN (Print)2211-0984
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0992

Conference

Conference8th International Workshop on New Trends in Medical and Service Robots, MESROB 2023
Country/TerritoryRomania
CityCraiova
Period7/06/2310/06/23

Keywords

  • Exoskeleton
  • Experimental validation
  • Measurement test bed

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