Exosuits and exoskeletons
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24725838.2019.1626303
Soft (exosuits)
Soft exoskeletons (also known as exosuits) are devices consisting of garments worn on body segments adjacent to the joint that is assisted, for example the thigh and shank for a knee exosuit. Assistance is generated by using the garments to pull two body segments together, typically via a cable or strap (see Figure 3a). Joint flexion and extension must be achieved separately, each by a dedicated cable or strap. Examples of back-support exosuits are the PLAD (Abdoli-E et al., 2006), SSL (Imamura et al., 2011), and the biomechanically assistive garment detailed in the work by Lamers et al. (2017). All three devices apply forces on the upper body using dedicated shoulder straps. On the lower body, the PLAD pulls on the shank just under the knee joint, whereas the other two devices apply those forces on the thighs. All three devices generate forces via elastic bands that are situated rather close to the user’s body, thus potentially making it possible to wear the exoskeleton underneath clothes.
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