Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The increasing aging population and the rise in sports injuries have led to greater demand for elbow function rehabilitation and daily assistance. To address the limitations of traditional rigid rehabilitation aids and existing flexible assistive systems, this paper designs a wearable elbow-assist robot that arranges pneumatic muscles based on the distribution of human elbow muscles. By integrating bionic design, experimental research, and mathematical modeling, the proposed approach determines the optimal scheme through comparative experiments on material structures and provides supporting data, while the mathematical model describes the force characteristics of the pneumatic muscles. Final experiments verify that the system can effectively assist elbow movement and significantly enhance flexion torque.
Source: Actuators
DOI: 10.3390/act15010021
Institution: Chongqing University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,896
OpenAlex ID: W7117698400