Independent Exoskeleton-Use through Robust Stand-to-Sit Safety

项目总结/摘要 创新设计实验室（IDL）提出创建一个系统，用于感测和控制从站到坐的运动， 一件可穿戴的仿生服目前，美国有560万人因各种原因而行动不便。 不同的原因。对于这些患者中的许多人来说，移动的主要手段是轮椅，因为它已经被用于 过去50年的大部分时间。尽管轮椅的广泛使用带来了种种好处，但它仍然是一个 不太理想的移动解决方案。外骨骼服有可能使残疾人 移动性与替代轮椅，让他们站起来，并在他们的独立行走， 家庭和社区有可能使这些人更充分地重新融入社会， 改善他们的健康和生活质量。外骨骼在日常独立家庭中获得认可 和社区使用，许多控制和安全相关的功能仍然需要解决。我们的建议 寻求解决允许在家庭和社区中独立使用外骨骼的差距之一， 即以安全的方式从站立过渡到坐着的功能。拟议的工作将提供 外骨骼用户具有在没有帮助的情况下独立坐下的新能力， 能够做到这一点，而不会跌倒，并冒着可能受伤的风险。它旨在显著改变外骨骼 工作，从而促进他们进入市场，并直接影响个人的生活， 残疾。

Project Summary/Abstract Innovative Design Labs (IDL) proposes to create a system for the sensing and control of stand-to-sit motions of a wearable bionics suit. Currently 5.6 million people in the US have impaired mobility from a number of different causes. The primary means of mobility for many of these patients is the wheelchair as it has been for most of the last 50 years. Despite all the benefits introduced by widespread use of the wheelchair, it remains a less than ideal mobility solution. Exoskeleton suits have the potential to empower individuals with impaired mobility with an alternative to wheelchairs that allows them to stand up and walk independently within their home and community has the potential to more fully reintegrate these individuals into society while also further improving their health and quality of life. For exoskeletons to gain acceptance in every-day independent home and community use, many control and safety related functionalities still need to be addressed. Our proposal seeks to address one of the gaps in allowing for independent use of exoskeletons in the home and community, namely, functionality to transition from standing to sitting in a safe manner. The proposed work will provide exoskeleton users with the new ability to independently sit down without assistance and confidence in being able to do so without falling and risking possible injuries. It aims to significantly change the way exoskeletons work thereby facilitating their adoption into the market and directly impacting the lives of individuals with disabilities.