A Fully Soft and Passive Assistive Device to Lower the Metabolic Cost of Sit-to-Stand.

ABSTRACT: Various assistive devices like exoskeletons have been developed to aid the growing number of disabled people. Recent studies have started to explore using soft rather than rigid components to create lightweight and unobtrusive systems that can be more easily adopted by the general population. However, there is a tradeoff between compliance and power in these systems. We investigated the physiological benefits of using an inconspicuous, soft and passive assistive device which would avoid bulkiness, heaviness and user discomfort. We chose to assist the sit-to-stand (STS) maneuver because it is a common activity of daily living (ADL). STS is also recognized as one of the most challenging ADLs due to the high knee torque required, and the primary limiting factor is known to be knee extensor st

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7456876 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature