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Development of Variable Elastic Band with Adjustable Elasticities for Semi-Passive Exosuits

Jaewook Ryu1, Gyeongmo Kim1, Giuk Lee1

  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.

Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)
|November 26, 2025
PubMed
Summary

This study introduces a novel variable elastic band for semi-passive exosuits, overcoming limitations of current designs. This innovation allows for customizable stiffness, enhancing assistive force profiles for diverse movements.

Keywords:
Mooney–Rivlin modelelasticityforce–elongation curvehip-flexion assistancesemi-passive exosuitvariable elastic band

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