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THE ACTIVE ORTHOSES

10.15660/AUOFMTE.2016-1.3200

Alexandra CONSTANTIN, Corneliu DRUGA, Ileana ROSCA

alexandra.constantin123@gmail.com

Volume XXV (XV), 2016/1

This paper is about an active orthosis which is part of an exoskeleton. The purpose of this orthoses is to sustain and increase the muscular force of a person through pneumatic artificial muscles. This paper presents how this type of orthoses is working and the components that build it up. This orthosis can be used by people with locomotor dysfunction but also by military soldiers who need to be increased muscular force.

Keywords — active orthoses, exoskeleton, muscular force, pneumatic artificial muscles.

ISSN 1583-0691, CNCSIS "Clasa B+"