Abstract
In this paper the design and the manufacture of a knee orthoses is presented. The orthoses is designed to help the elderly or disabled people to stand up and to sit down on a seat. The specifications of the orthoses' design include the low weight, the small overall dimensions, and the possibility to be worn under the trousers. The orthoses uses two McKibben pneumatic muscle actuators as drivers. These actuators were modified inserting a spring to grow the traction force. The orthoses has been manufactured and some preliminary tests with a healthy person were carried out. The results are encouraging and suggest other work to optimize the device.
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