Exosuit System

摘要

A flexible exosuit includes rigid and flexible elements configured to couple forces to a body of a wearer. Further, the flexible exosuit includes flexible linear actuators and clutched compliance elements to apply and/or modulate forces and/or compliances between segments of the body of the wearer. The flexible exosuit further includes electronic controllers, power sources and sensors. The flexible exosuit can be configured to apply forces to the body of the wearer to enable a variety of applications. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to augment the physical strength or endurance of the wearer. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to train the wearer to perform certain physical tasks. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to record physical activities of the wearer.

主权项

1. A programmable body augmentation system, comprising:
a flexible suit configured to be worn over at least a portion of a human body; one or more flexible linear actuators coupled to the flexible suit, wherein the one or more flexible linear actuators are operable to apply forces between segments of the human body such that the forces applied by the one or more flexible linear actuators augment forces applied by musculature in the human body; one or more clutched-compliance elements coupled to the flexible suit, wherein the one or more clutched-compliance elements are operable to provide controllable levels of compliance between segments of the human body; and a controller disposed in the flexible suit, wherein the controller is configured to execute computer-readable programs to operate the one or more flexible linear actuators to apply forces between segments of the human body and to operate the clutched-compliance elements to provide controlled levels of compliance between segments of the human body in a plurality of different ways to provide a plurality of different modes of operation.