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DEPARTMENT OF MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING

WEARABLE EXOSKELETON
TECHNOLOGY:
Presentation done by,
NAME OF THE CANDIDATE 1 Sri Haripriyaa S

NAME OF THE CANDIDATE 2 Rithanya Susi K

NAME OF THE CANDIDATE 3 Rakshana T

NAME OF THE CANDIDATE 4 Sandeep P

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Wearable exoskeleton technology
 Introduction

Exoskeletons are ideal for use in almost every industry, including

medical, agriculture, automobile,
construction, manufacturing and so on.
These help people maintain fitness
and prevent health issues
as well as help those who face hardship
in performing daily tasks.
These are a mechanical suit that
enhances the wearer’s physical abilities.

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 Robotic Exoskeleton

• By combining robotics and biomechatronic ,

wearable frameworks that could be worn
on a specific body part,
or even on the entire body,
to boost a human being’s performance.

• Unlike an autonomous robot,

its does not replace the worker altogether.
Neither does it work like prosthetic that replaces
the original amputated body part.

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Types of Exoskeletons
• Based on the powering mechanism, there are mainly two types of
exoskeletons
1. Passive
2. Active
PASSIVE EXOSKELETON ACTIVE EXOSKELETON

• Uses only mechanical • Utilizes powered actuators

components like soring and like electric motors or
levers to support posture or hydraulics to provide
movement without any additional strength and
external power source. assistance to the user,
allowing for more dynamic
movement and higher levels
of support 4
How does it work?
Interaction of exoskeleton with the user involves three main steps.

1. Sense
2. Decision
3. Execution.

The cognitive human-robot interaction part consists of algorithms and control

strategies to deal with how the user controls thee exoskeleton. Sensing and decision-
making are made possible using the information from human operators as well as
sensors in the wearables.

The focus is on decreasing stress and strain that is usually exerted on muscles and
joints. 5
• During body movements, nerve signals are sent from the
brain to muscles via motor neurons. To give it a more natural
feel, bio-sensors are attached nowadays so that a wearer's
intention can be understood in advance from the bio-signals
received, and response from exoskeleton can be simultaneous.
Researchers are also working on electroencephalogram (EEG)
bio-sensors that can measure activity across the user's head.
The suits can be mobile or fixed/suspended according to
requirements.

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 Applications
Exoskeletons are already present in many areas. in assembly lines and warehousing,
as they help to classify and enhance the
strength of operators in heavy, repetitive task or
tasks that result in
painful postures for the body.

EXOSKELETONS IN AGRICULTURE:

Exoskeletons can provide ergonomic support for

a range of activities in the agricultural industry.
The right exoskeleton can reduce the number of
high risk bending, stretching, and reaching
Reduce the risk of ergonomic injury by up to 70%.
Reduce sick leave and absenteeism.
Improve productivity and employee retention. 9
Advantages and Disadvantages

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 Growth in India

India has also seen an increasing number of companies and

startups in this field, especially in the last five years. In 2015,
ReWalk Robotics announced a partnership with Saimed
India has also seen an increasing number of companies and startups in this field, especially in the last five years. In 2015, ReWalk
Innovations,
Robotics a medical
announced a partnership technologies
with Saimed provider,
Innovations, a medical technologies asprovider,
partasof partanof aneffort to
effort to distribute
distribute their exoskeleton systems in the country.
their exoskeleton systems in the country.Being manufactured with a focus on Indian customers, the exoskeletons from Indian
healthcare startup GenElek can do all the necessary work and are available at a low cost. Their technology works towards
strengthening limb and hand movements for the rehabilitation of patients. It aids in reducing the recovery time too.

Being manufactured with a focus on Indian customers, the

exoskeletons from Indian healthcare startup GenElek can do all the
necessary work and are available at a low cost. Their technology
works towards strengthening limb and hand movements for the
rehabilitation of patients. It aids in reducing the recovery time too. 11
 Conclusion

Robotic exoskeletons involve sensors, actuators, mechanical

structures, algorithms, and control strategies capable of
acquiring
India has also seen aninformation to execute
increasing number of companies and startups a motor
in this function.
field, especially in the last five years. In 2015, ReWalk
Robotics announced a partnership with Saimed Innovations, a medical technologies provider, as part of an effort to distribute
their exoskeleton systems in the country.Being manufactured with a focus on Indian customers, the exoskeletons from Indian
Human exoskeletons add the strength and endurance of
healthcare startup GenElek can do all the necessary work and are available at a low cost. Their technology works towards
strengthening limb and hand movements for the rehabilitation of patients. It aids in reducing the recovery time too.
robotics to a human's innate intellect and adaptability to
help people transport heavy loads over rough,
unpredictable terrain

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