Design of the force-sensors system of WPAL

Sun Jian*, FengChen, Baoyuan Wu, XiaoHongDeng, Yu Yong, YunJianGe

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Abstract

The Wearable Power Assist Leg(WPAL)[1-5] is designed for normal human power augmentation during walking. In this paper, the Force-sensors system of the WPAL has been theoretically analyzed and technically realized in order to gain the interactive movement information of human-robot system for the aim of estimating the operator's intentions and realizing to provide enough assistive power for the operator to amplify the strength and endurance of human leg. After analyzing the necessary interactive information which is used to control the WPAL system, the Force-sensor system has been designed to include the leg reaction force (LRF) sensors, the ground reaction force (GRF) sensors, and the joint angle sensors measuring the joint angles of WPAL for gaining the contact force information and the joint information of the human-robot system. The experiment results showed that the multi-sensor perceptual system performed stably and provided the safeguard for the control of the WPAL.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1321-1326
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781424417582
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO - Yalong Bay, Sanya, China
Duration: 15 Dec 200718 Dec 2007

Publication series

Name2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO

Conference

Conference2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO
Country/TerritoryChina
CityYalong Bay, Sanya
Period15/12/0718/12/07

Keywords

  • CANBUS
  • The rehabilitation robot
  • WPAL

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