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

Table 6.

Quasi-passive lower limb multi-joint assisted exoskeletons.

Study Year Joint App. Weight & Load Element Attribute Subject Speed
USA [110] 2005  H
 K
 A
EWB W (15.5); L (34) Variable damper —— 1 0.82 m/s level walking
USA [111] 2006  H
 A
MA —— Springs, clutches, and variable damping —— —— 1.3 m/s level walking
USA [112] 2006  H
 K
 A
EWB W (15); L (20); L (40); L (55) —— —— 10 S 4.83 km/h level walking 8 min
USA [3] 2007  H
 K
 A
MA
EWB
W (11.7); L (36) Variable damping and two springs P (0.002) 1 M 0.92 m/s walking
France [113] 2010  H
 K
 A
MA
EWB
—— Force balancer and driver —— —— Ascend the stairs or slopes
USA [114] 2013  H
 K
 F
O W (3) Actuator and spring module P (0.0003)
TS (109)
1 0.6 m/s walking
USA [115] 2014  H
 K
 F
O W (3) Control module and support spring TS (60) 3 ——
Korea [116] 2014  H
 K
 A
EWB W (21); L (35) Actuator and passive mechanism MTm(1.8422)TS
(92.25)
1 6 km/h walking
China [117] 2015  H
 K
 A
MA —— Actuator and spring —— —— ——
Korea [118] 2015  H
 K
 A
EWB
MA
W (23); L (30) Spring and driver SC (69.6) 5 M 4 km/h level walking;
ascend the stairs
Japan [119] 2016  K MR
ME
W (9) Passive components and two drivers MTm (100)
TS (1000)
MTd (15)
—— Level walking, squat, stand to sit
Netherlands [120] 2018  H
 K
 A
EWB
MA
W (21.8) Hydraulic piston damping —— 9 4.5~5.3 km/h walking
Italian [121] 2018  H
 K
MA
MR
W (4.1) Elastic belt and clutch —— 1-SP M ——
Italian [122] 2019  H
 K
MA
MR
W (4.9) Elastic belt and clutch —— 1-SP M 10 straight walks
Italian [123] 2020  H
 K
 A
MA W (4) Pressure sensor, solenoid valve, and vacuum generator —— —— (2) Walk a straight path of 10 m with 10 min.

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).