Design and simulation of leg exoskeleton cycling-actuated wheelchair

Gao Huang; Weimin Zhang; Zhangguo Yu; Xuechao Chen; Fei Meng; Marco Ceccarelli; Qiang Huang

doi:10.1177/1729881417741739

Design and simulation of leg exoskeleton cycling-actuated wheelchair

Gao Huang, Weimin Zhang^*, Zhangguo Yu, Xuechao Chen, Fei Meng, Marco Ceccarelli, Qiang Huang

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School of Mechatronical Engineering

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Abstract

This article presents a design of novel wheelchair with a leg exoskeleton for locomotion that can be powered by user legs through a cycling action. In addition, the control system is designed with leg-motion assistance for lower limb muscles to perform exercise during wheelchair motion, targeting elderly persons and users with partial hemiplegia. The simulation results characterize the dynamic operation in three possible modes, fully active, fully passive, and user passive–active action.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Volume	14
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881417741739
Publication status	Published - 28 Nov 2017

Keywords

Service robotics
bicycling motion
biomechanics design
leg exoskeletons
simulation
wheelchair

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