Design of a quasi-passive parallel leg exoskeleton to augment load carrying for walking

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. === Page 114 blank. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-99). === Biomechanical experiments suggest that it may be possible to build a leg exoskeleton to reduce the metabolic cost of walking while...

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Main Author: Valiente, Andrew (Andrew J.)
Other Authors: Hugh Herr and Ernesto Blanco.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34412