Faculty Advisor
Cobb, Eben C.
Faculty Advisor
Popovic, Marko B.
Abstract
Ambulatory disabilities affects approximately 30.6 million people in the US over the age of 15 according to the 2010 US Census. Of these 30.6 million, about 10.8 million have the ability to walk a quarter mile continuously, but find it difficult doing so. The goals of this project were to design a device to be used therapeutically in order to help re-learn walking motions, to strengthen muscles, or to assist in everyday life. The device was also designed to be used with virtual reality (VR) systems to offer a source of physical input and feedback. To accomplish this task, our team built a wearable leg actuation assisting apparatus that outputs a minimum of ten percent of the average adult’s joint moments and is combinable to a VR system to fully engulf the user into a gaming environment.
Publisher
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Accepted
April 2016
Major
Mechanical Engineering
Major
Robotics Engineering
Project Type
Major Qualifying Project
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Advisor Department
Mechanical Engineering
Advisor Department
Physics