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CONCEPTUALIZATION AND DESIGN OF KNEE MODULAR EXOSKELETON

Pravardhan R, Raunak Tiwari, Rejoe Koshy Abraham, Surya Pratap Singh

Guide:- Mr. Gururaj Bharadwaj Anilkumar

ABSTRACT

Knee joint is one of the most extensively used joints in the body. Knee injuries and knee bone degeneration
(wear and tear) is prominently seen in athletes and old age people. Many attempts have been made in order
to ease and enhance human performance by using various external rigid mechanisms attached to the body
especially in the knee region. These conventional forms of exoskeleton suffer from many drawbacks like
energy shortage, rigidity, heavy weight etc.

Soft robotics is an emerging branch in robotics which makes use of soft and flexible materials (like silicon,
latex etc.) in order to achieve the desired actuation. These materials have many advantages over the
conventional rigid linkages and motors. They are light weight, soft, have high strength to weight ratio and
can be actuated in different ways by changing simple configuration.

This project is an attempt to make modular knee exoskeleton using flexible materials powered by a suitable
pneumatic source. We have used pneumatic muscles to achieve desired actuation, which can assist and
enhance a person’s locomotive abilities.
Improvement in these exoskeletons can lead to applications in the field of medicine (for rehabilitation of
patients), military usage, climbing, etc.

Key words: Exoskeleton, Soft Robotics, Pneumatic muscle

PRAVARDHAN R RAUNAK TIWARI REJOE KOSHY SURYA PRATAP

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