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(a) EMG signal.
(b) Motion modification.
Figure 8: EMG of elbow biceps (short head) with power
and perception assist.
6 CONCLUSIONS
A new concept of a power-assist exoskeleton that
assists not only the motion but also the perception of
the user by using sensors is proposed. In the
proposed power-assist method, the user motion is
modified by the exoskeleton if it is necessary,
although the conventional power-assist robot never
modifies the user motion. The effectiveness of the
proposed power-assist exoskeleton was verified by
performing experiments.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support
provided for this research by Japan Society of
Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grant-in-Aid for
Scientific Research (C) 19560258.
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