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This study introduces a fault-tolerant control strategy for knee exoskeletons, enhancing safety and user experience during walking. The strategy effectively compensates for actuator faults, maintaining performance and user perception.

Keywords:
Adaptive controlElastic actuationFault toleranceHuman-robot interactionImpedance controlWearable robotics

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Area of Science:

  • Robotics
  • Biomechanics
  • Human-Robot Interaction

Background:

  • Elastic actuators in wearable robots mimic human joint compliance for safe interaction.
  • Actuator faults in complex elastic systems pose significant safety and user experience challenges.
  • Existing knee exoskeleton control strategies require robust fault tolerance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a fault-tolerant control strategy for torque assistance in a knee exoskeleton.
  • To investigate the impact of emulated actuator faults and compensation on user experience during walking.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of an impedance control scheme for a mechanically adjustable compliance actuator.
  • Development of a fault-tolerant control strategy for torque assistance.
  • Functional evaluation of the control strategy during gait and a user study assessing fault impact on perception.

Main Results:

  • The control strategy successfully provided torque-based gait support.
  • User study revealed significant differences in perceived support and stiffness without fault compensation.
  • No significant differences in perception were found when faults were compensated, demonstrating practical fault tolerance.

Conclusions:

  • The developed fault-tolerant control strategy is effective in knee exoskeletons.
  • Fault compensation significantly improves user perception of performance and safety.
  • Comfort and trust are influenced by factors beyond torque support, warranting further investigation.