Category: Control Engineering

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Automated (EMG) Mode for the Exoskeleton Arm Brace

Exoskeleton Arm Brace controlled by Automated (EMG) Mode and Joystick Mode In automated mode, the user’s bicep and tricep muscles control the direction of the exoskeleton arm brace. The benefit of this, is that the user will not have to rely on the joystick device to tell which direction the arm is moving. However, due …

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Adjustable Arm Brace, Force Sensing Resistor (100 pounds)

Through an auction on ebay, we placed a bid and won an adjustable metal arm brace that is used for rehabilitation purposes. To improve on our design, which was previously plastic, we have decided to use this arm brace to support the arm with the large amount of torque provided by the servo motor. The …

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Exoskeleton Arm controlled by sEMG signals and Joystick Device

In the video above, through 3D printed parts, we were able to construct an exoskeleton prototype that was successfully able to move through the sEMG signals located on the bicep and tricep. The servo used to control the prototype exoskeleton is shown in this link. The actual sEMG signals from the video are shown in …

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Video of the bicep and tricep controlling the rotation of a servo

Materials sEMG Circuit x 2 (Bicep and Tricep Inputs) sEMGs + alligator cords Continuous Servo Motor Arduino Mega2560 Serial Connection with the Computer (Arduino IDE + MATLAB) Power Supplies (+9V, -9V, +5V) A serial data connection was established between MATLAB and the Arduino Mega2560 in order to record data into graphs. The data recorded into …

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