Development of an upper limb passive exosuit for the 2023 ASTM Exo Games
This paper presents the design of the passive upper limb exosuit that won the design competition in the 2023 ASTM Exo Games. The tasks were first analyzed to provide information about the requirements of the design. Then a design was proposed based on the HeroWear Apex exosuit but with improvements...
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| description | This paper presents the design of the passive upper limb exosuit that won the design competition in the 2023 ASTM Exo Games. The tasks were first analyzed to provide information about the requirements of the design. Then a design was proposed based on the HeroWear Apex exosuit but with improvements from the competition team members. The four tasks of the competition are discussed in detail, including good and poor execution practice. Experiments are performed to measure the forces generated in the elastic elements that support the back and the ones that support the arms. Flex tests are also discussed to show that the exosuit does not hinder the movement of the user in a meaningful way when it is switched off. The performance during the tasks is discussed and based on this and designs of competitors, improvements to the overall design are proposed for future versions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c5e56257c79c4da28e5c5882a11cdd332024-11-27T05:10:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Robotics and AI2296-91442024-11-011110.3389/frobt.2024.14851771485177Development of an upper limb passive exosuit for the 2023 ASTM Exo GamesStijn Kindt0Stijn Kindt1Stijn Kindt2Elias Thiery3Elias Thiery4Elias Thiery5Stijn Hamelryckx6Stijn Hamelryckx7Stijn Hamelryckx8Adrien Deraes9Tom Verstraten10Tom Verstraten11Tom Verstraten12Brubotics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Mechanical Engineering (MECH), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumRobotics and Multibody Mechanics Research Group, Flanders Make, Brussels, BelgiumBrubotics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Mechanical Engineering (MECH), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumRobotics and Multibody Mechanics Research Group, Flanders Make, Brussels, BelgiumBrubotics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Mechanical Engineering (MECH), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumRobotics and Multibody Mechanics Research Group, Flanders Make, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Mechanical Engineering (MECH), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumBrubotics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Mechanical Engineering (MECH), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumRobotics and Multibody Mechanics Research Group, Flanders Make, Brussels, BelgiumThis paper presents the design of the passive upper limb exosuit that won the design competition in the 2023 ASTM Exo Games. The tasks were first analyzed to provide information about the requirements of the design. Then a design was proposed based on the HeroWear Apex exosuit but with improvements from the competition team members. The four tasks of the competition are discussed in detail, including good and poor execution practice. Experiments are performed to measure the forces generated in the elastic elements that support the back and the ones that support the arms. Flex tests are also discussed to show that the exosuit does not hinder the movement of the user in a meaningful way when it is switched off. The performance during the tasks is discussed and based on this and designs of competitors, improvements to the overall design are proposed for future versions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2024.1485177/fulloccupational exoskeletonsindustrial exoskeletonsexosuitexoskeletonExo Gamesstandards |
| spellingShingle | Stijn Kindt Stijn Kindt Stijn Kindt Elias Thiery Elias Thiery Elias Thiery Stijn Hamelryckx Stijn Hamelryckx Stijn Hamelryckx Adrien Deraes Tom Verstraten Tom Verstraten Tom Verstraten Development of an upper limb passive exosuit for the 2023 ASTM Exo Games Frontiers in Robotics and AI occupational exoskeletons industrial exoskeletons exosuit exoskeleton Exo Games standards |
| title | Development of an upper limb passive exosuit for the 2023 ASTM Exo Games |
| title_full | Development of an upper limb passive exosuit for the 2023 ASTM Exo Games |
| title_fullStr | Development of an upper limb passive exosuit for the 2023 ASTM Exo Games |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of an upper limb passive exosuit for the 2023 ASTM Exo Games |
| title_short | Development of an upper limb passive exosuit for the 2023 ASTM Exo Games |
| title_sort | development of an upper limb passive exosuit for the 2023 astm exo games |
| topic | occupational exoskeletons industrial exoskeletons exosuit exoskeleton Exo Games standards |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2024.1485177/full |
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