Can lower-limb exoskeletons support sit-to-stand motions in frail elderly without crutches? A study combining optimal control and motion capture

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Lau, Jan C. L. [1 ,2 ]
Mombaur, Katja [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Waterloo, CERC Human Ctr Robot & Machine Intelligence, Syst Design Engn & Mech & Mechatron Engn, Waterloo, ON, Canada
[2] Karlsruhe Inst Technol KIT, Inst Anthropomat & Robot IAR, BioRobot Lab, Optimizat & Biomech Human Ctr Robot, Karlsruhe, Germany
关键词
optimal control; sit-to-stand; aging; wearable robotics; modeling; simulation; biomechanics; exoskeleton; GAIT; OPTIMIZATION; STRATEGY; DESIGN;
D O I
10.3389/fnbot.2024.1348029
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TP18 [人工智能理论];
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081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
With the global geriatric population expected to reach 1.5 billion by 2050, different assistive technologies have been developed to tackle age-associated movement impairments. Lower-limb robotic exoskeletons have the potential to support frail older adults while promoting activities of daily living, but the need for crutches may be challenging for this population. Crutches aid safety and stability, but moving in an exoskeleton with them can be unnatural to human movements, and coordination can be difficult. Frail older adults may not have the sufficient arm strength to use them, or prolonged usage can lead to upper limb joint deterioration. The research presented in this paper makes a contribution to a more detailed study of crutch-less exoskeleton use, analyzing in particular the most challenging motion, sit-to-stand (STS). It combines motion capture and optimal control approaches to evaluate and compare the STS dynamics with the TWIN exoskeleton with and without crutches. The results show trajectories that are significantly faster than the exoskeleton's default trajectory, and identify the motor torques needed for full and partial STS assistance. With the TWIN exoskeleton's existing motors being able to support 112 Nm (hips) and 88 Nm (knees) total, assuming an ideal contribution from the device and user, the older adult would need to contribute a total of 8 Nm (hips) and 50 Nm (knees). For TWIN to provide full STS assistance, it would require new motors that can exert at least 121 Nm (hips) and 140 Nm (knees) total. The presented optimal control approaches can be replicated on other exoskeletons to determine the torques required with their mass distributions. Future improvements are discussed and the results presented lay groundwork for eliminating crutches when moving with an exoskeleton.
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