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PASSIVE EXOSKELETON [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Military Equipment
  • Rehabilitation (Medicine)
CONT

Passive exoskeletons use mechanical actuation [and] combinations of springs and dampers to store energy from human motion and use it when needed to assist the user's posture or motion ... They do not use a power source, and hence they are lighter than powered exoskeletons and present fewer safety risks to the users ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Matériel militaire
  • Réadaptation (Médecine)
CONT

Les exosquelettes passifs utilisent des leviers, des ressorts, des contrepoids et d'autres moyens non électriques pour soutenir la posture ou le mouvement de l'utilisateur. Les exosquelettes passifs redistribuent les forces pour protéger des régions précises du corps.

Spanish

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