Movement Intent Detection for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeleton Based on Series Elastic Actuator as Force Sensor

Autor: Yukio Rosales-Luengas, Daniel Centeno-Barreda, Sergio Salazar, Jonathan Flores, Rogelio Lozano
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Actuators, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 284 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-0825
DOI: 10.3390/act13080284
Popis: In this paper, serial elastic actuators (SEAs) in conjunction with an accelerometer are proposed as force sensors to detect the intention of movement, and the SEA is proposed as a gentle actuator of a patient’s upper-limb exoskeleton. A smooth trajectory is proposed to provide comfortable performance. There is an offset trajectory between the link and the motor, which increases safety by preventing sudden movements, and the offset is equivalent to the torsional elastic spring constant. The proposed control law is based on a backstepping approach tested in real-time experiments with robust results in a 2-DoF upper-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton. The experimental results showed a sensitivity of 100% and a positive predictive value of 97.5% for movement intention detection.
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