Design of exoskeletons and robotic tools for improving mobility
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Regular engagement in physical activity has been strongly correlated to a wide range of health benefits, such as improvements in cardiovascular health, mental health, and decreases in risks of contracting a wide range of chronic diseases. However, some people face barriers that make it challenging for them to remain physically active. Older adults, amputees and other populations that suffer from high fall risk tend to have much lower activity levels due to their fear of falling. Activity levels of young adults have also been decreasing over the past decades, but there are thankfully studies that show that reducing physical and social barriers to exercise can help encourage greater levels of participation in physical activity. In my doctoral research, I designed two devices that can contribute towards enabling higher levels of physical activity. I designed an open-source device that renders bumps and force-fields at a person's pelvis to help researchers study human balance and fall prevention strategies in the lab. Such a device can help accelerate the development of devices or training protocols that might help reduce fall rates and encourage a more active lifestyle in groups with high fall risk. I also designed a portable, powered ankle exoskeleton that provides running assistance, allowing users to reduce the physical barriers of entry to running, and increase peer motivation by enabling friends of different running abilities to exercise together.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2023; ©2023 |
| Publication date | 2023; 2023 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Tan, Guan Rong |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Collins, Steve (Steven Hartley) |
| Thesis advisor | Collins, Steve (Steven Hartley) |
| Thesis advisor | Cutkosky, Mark R |
| Thesis advisor | Okamura, Allison |
| Degree committee member | Cutkosky, Mark R |
| Degree committee member | Okamura, Allison |
| Associated with | Stanford University, School of Engineering |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Guan Rong Tan. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2023. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/vx648zb5206 |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2023 by Guan Rong Tan
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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