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. 2022 Jun 6;13(6):900. doi: 10.3390/mi13060900

Table 3.

Powered lower limb single-joint assisted exoskeletons.

Study Year Joint App. Weight & Load Driver Element Subject Speed
USA [66] 2016  H MA W (23); L (23) Hip suit and driving platform —— 8 1.5 m/s walking
USA [67] 2017  H MA W (5) Wearable system (drive and control) —— 8 M 2.5 m/s running
USA [68] 2007  A MA W (0.95) Motor, lead screw, and spring  P (3.125)
P (0.131)
2 HS (1  M, 1  F) ——
Belgium [35] 2013  A MA W (1.34) Pneumatic drive —— —— ——
[71] 2014  A MA W (6.7) Pneumatic muscle P (0.0802) —— ——
USA [72] 2014  A MA W (23); L (23) Motor, gear, wire, and linkages  P(2.3) 7 1.5 m/s level walking
USA [73] 2015  A MA W (<0.88) Motors, controllers, and Bowden cables MTd(121) 1 HS ——
USA [74] 2016  A MA W (3.6) Winch, motor, and an aluminum outer P (0.2) 6 M 1.4 m/s level walking

App.: Application.  H: Hip; K: Knee;  A: Ankle;  F: Foot; W: Weight (kg); L: Load (kg);  S: Solider;  M: Male;  F: Female; HS: Heath subjects; SP: stroke patient; PSCI: patient with spinal cord injury; SM: simulation model; MA: Movement assistance; MR: Medical rehabilitation; ME: Motivation enhancement; EWB: Enhanced weight bearing; O: Orthosis; SC: Stiffness coefficient(N/mm); TS: Torsional stiffness (Nm/rad); P: Power (kW); MTm: Maximum torque of motor (Nm); MTd: Maximum torque of device (Nm);  P: Normalized peak power (W/kg); P: Power (kW).