Abstract
The wearable lower limb power robotic exoskeleton is a device that can improve the human walking ability. In this paper, an improved exoskeleton device for knee joint is designed, including the improvement of mechanical structure and hydraulic cylinder. In order to verify the effectiveness of the improvement of the hydraulic cylinder, we have carried out the following studies. Firstly, in terms of mechanical structure, length adjusting device is added to meet the needs of different people. At the same time, a limit device is added to the knee joint to improve the safety performance and comfort. Secondly, the dynamics of the model is carried out by Lagrange, and the exoskeleton model is established for ADAMS motion simulation. The force of ADAMS simulation, the calculated by Lagrange equation and the force of the first edition of hydraulic cylinder are compared, and the force selection of hydraulic cylinder is analyzed. By comparison with the first edition, the optimization rate of the improved hydraulic cylinder reaches 8 %. Finally, in order to verify the rationality of ADAMS simulation and the effectiveness of hydraulic cylinder improvement, the wear test is carried out, the average errors of leg centroid in normal walking, wearing exoskeleton walking and ADAMS simulation data are compared. The average error rate is less than 10 %. The results show that the simulation model design is reasonable, and the effectiveness of the hydraulic cylinder improvement is verified. The exoskeleton device designed can well follow the human motion. The simulation analysis of the exoskeleton provides important parameters for the manufacture and it also provides theoretical basis for the later control theory.
Highlights
The wearable exoskeleton device has been widely used in all aspects of daily life and industry
In order to verify the rationality of ADAMS simulation and the effectiveness of hydraulic cylinder improvement, the wear test was carried out
We used the data of human normal walking, wearing exoskeleton walking and ADAMS simulation to analyze the displacement curves in the Y and Z axis of the sagittal knee joint
Summary
The wearable exoskeleton device has been widely used in all aspects of daily life and industry. The AlterG Bionic LegTM is a wearable mobile auxiliary device, which is powered by batteries [3]. It can help patients walk and automatically identify the patients' movement intention [4, 5]. The device can help in the rehabilitation of patients with spinal injuries to help them walk, so as to enhance and improve their sports posture and enhance their ability to exercise. The hydraulic resistance control is provided by adjusting the hydraulic resistance of the standing stage and the swing stage to provide the walking aid to the patients, help wearers run or climb stairs to satisfy the patients’ walking desire [7, 8]
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