Development and Testing of Passive Walking Assistive Exoskeleton with Upward Force Assist

An aging population and rising prevalence in obesity, arthritis and diabetes are resulting in a great number of elders that are suffering from mobility challenges. Walking assist exoskeletons have the potential to help preserve mobility in elders. The most common type of exoskeleton relies on heavil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lovrenovic, Zlatko
Other Authors: Doumit, Marc
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36947
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-21219