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This paper presents a study concerning the structural and mechanical design in Solid Works completed with a kinematic numerical description for a new leg exoskeleton proposed for human motion assistance and rehabilitation. The exoskeleton proposed new design is based on a seven links mechanism, designed to fulfil human locomotion tasks. A kinematic model of the proposed mechanism is presented and obtained results with a computational algorithm developed in ADAMS, are presented with plots. A 3D model is designed for simulation purposes in ADAMS multi body dynamics software and future manufacturing. The obtained simulation results are useful to appreciate the exoskeleton performance for human rehabilitation purposes.
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Geonea, I., Dumitru, N., Tarnita, D., Rinderu, P. (2019). Design and kinematics of a new leg exoskeleton for human motion assistance. In: Uhl, T. (eds) Advances in Mechanism and Machine Science. IFToMM WC 2019. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 73. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20131-9_17
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