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Over the kneecap is a protective layer that allows a strap to pull over it, enhancing the quadriceps muscle contraction, pushing the leg out.
The small motors sit on the strap itself, causing the strap to become a sort of external artificial muscle.
The contraction starts when you start pushing
your leg out. and stops at a given maximum. This can easily be adjusted by changing the length of the strap.
One of many
https://web.wpi.edu...ive_Knee_Device.pdf
Google is your friend [a1, Feb 19 2023]
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Yes please! Save my knees by adding a secondary support |
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[a1] that link is interesting: there are no photos of anyone actually wearing/using the completed device. Maybe they ran out of funds? |
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That was one link of many I found on powered assists. Which is not to say pashute’s concept of “motor in the strap” has been done, just that there’s been some work on the overall concept. |
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