模拟人类的姿势稳定性和肌肉激活,并增加了一个超级机器人尾巴
Sajeeva Abeywardena1, Zaheer Osman2, Ildar Farkhatdinov3,4
1School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom.
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
|September 11, 2024
概括
这项研究使用肌肉骨软件来分析机器人尾巴用于人类增强. 结果显示,可穿戴机器人可以减少下肢肌肉激活,增强安全的人机交互.
科学领域:
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 人类增强器的人类增强器
背景情况:
- 可穿戴机器人为人类增强提供了潜力.
- 在可穿戴机器人的设计阶段,必须考虑生物力学影响.
- 超数机器人四肢是一个新兴的研究领域.
研究的目的:
- 使用肌肉骨软件评估超级机器人尾巴的生物力学影响.
- 为了确定一个两个自由度的机器人尾巴的最佳设计规格.
- 评估机器人尾巴对肌肉激活和人机交互的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用肌肉骨软件进行生物机械分析.
- 模拟后置机器人尾巴的前后倾斜运动.
- 评估了包括压力中心,动态匙和全球肌肉激活指数在内的关键标准.
主要成果:
- 超级机器人尾巴减少了静静姿势期间下肢肌肉的激活.
- 最佳的设计规格涉及几何/惯性特性和肌肉辅助之间的权衡.
- 机器人尾巴的设计影响了安全的物理人机交互.
结论:
- 肌肉骨模型是有效的评估可穿戴机器人生物力学.
- 精心设计的机器人尾巴可以通过减少肌肉负荷来增强人类的能力.
- 平衡设计参数对于安全有效的人机协作至关重要.
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