Harvard College

Diana A Wagner

Conor James Walsh

Alan Thomas Asbeck

Ye Ding

Ignacio Galiana Bujanda

Robert J Dyer

Michael Wehner

Arnar Freyr Larusson

Brendan Thomas Quinlivan

Kai Schmidt

Sangjun Lee

Robert Joseph Dyer

In at least one aspect, there is provided a system for generating force about one or more joints including a soft exosuit having a plurality of anchor elements and at least one connection element disposed between the plurality of anchor elements. The system also includes at least one sensor to determine a force the at least one connection element or at least one of the plurality of anchor elements and to output signals relating to the force, at least one actuator configured to change a tension in the soft exosuit and at least one controller configured to receive the signals output from the at least one sensor and actuate the at least one actuator responsive to the received signals.

Soft exosuit for assistance with human motion

Systems and methods for providing assistance with human motion, including hip and ankle motion, are disclosed. Sensor feedback is used to determine an appropriate profile for actuating a wearable robotic system to deliver desired joint motion assistance. Variations in user kinetics and kinematics, as well as construction, materials, and fit of the wearable robotic system, are considered in order to provide assistance tailored to the user and current activity.

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Somerville, MA, United States of America

Diana A Wagner