A Digital Twin for Exoskeleton Pilot
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Conditions studied: Human Intention, Exoskeletons
In brief
Although exoskeletons have been studied for many years, actual products have been sold on the market. However, there are still many limitations in the practical application of exoskeletons, and the control logic is also limited to the level of motor torque compensation, and lacks the consideration of overall motion stability (such as whether the wearer (driving, pilot) will fall). The purpose of this project is to establish a digital twin of this driving, which will perform the driving action in parallel, and calculate in parallel in the virtual environment the torque required to provide each joint torque to maintain stable walking without falling, and this torque can be used as a monitoring basis for the auxiliary torque of each axis for the exoskeleton. When the exoskeleton's movements are out of range of a stable gait, the controller can warn and attenuate the output of auxiliary forces, and on the other hand, it has the opportunity to analyze whether the intention of driving is to switch the movement mode - such as stopping, or sitting, squatting, etc.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05650255
- Run by
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2022-11-07
- Expected to finish
- 2025-10-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-03-20
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Can stand independently and walk for more than 5 minutes.
- According to age, it can be divided into: elderly groups (aged between 50\~80 years old); Young people (aged 18\~50 years).
You may not qualify if…
- Have current or previous neurological diseases of the lower extremities, such as: acute neuritis, stroke, Parkinson's disease.
- Have current or previous orthopedic diseases of the lower extremities, such as: knee replacement, rheumatoid arthritis, or sports injuries and other symptoms.
Where it is running
- National Taiwan University Hospital — Taipei,Taiwan, Taiwan (enrolling)
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