Mechatronic Wearable Exoskeletons for Bionic Bipedal Standing and Walking: A New Synthetic Approach

Overview

Journal Front Neurosci

Date 2016 Oct 18

PMID 27746711

Citations 9

Authors

Gelu Onose

Vladimir Cardei

Stefan T Craciunoiu

Valeriu Avramescu

Ioan Opris

Mikhail A Lebedev

Marian Vladimir Constantinescu

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Abstract

During the last few years, interest has been growing to mechatronic and robotic technologies utilized in wearable powered exoskeletons that assist standing and walking. The available literature includes single-case reports, clinical studies conducted in small groups of subjects, and several recent systematic reviews. These publications have fulfilled promotional and marketing objectives but have not yet resulted in a fully optimized, practical wearable exoskeleton. Here we evaluate the progress and future directions in this field from a joint perspective of health professionals, manufacturers, and consumers. We describe the taxonomy of existing technologies and highlight the main improvements needed for the development and functional optimization of the practical exoskeletons.

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