Title: The new development in the lower limb exoskeleton - a review

Authors: Jun-Yi Ge; Maysam F. Abbod; Jiann-Shing Shieh

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Chung-Li 32003, Taiwan ' Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Brunel University, London, UB8 3PH, UK ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Chung-Li 32003, Taiwan

Abstract: The lower limb exoskeleton is a human machine interaction system, which is designed to help users perform movements involving the lower limb by providing assistive torque. This technology has been proposed and developed in recent years. It is a comprehensive application of biomechanics, automatic control, information science and so on. In this review, we summarised the characteristics of exoskeletons that have emerged in the last 20 years. In addition, at the end of the paper, we propose some possible solutions of the existing exoskeleton problems. This may be a guideline for further research on lower limb exoskeleton.

Keywords: lower limb; exoskeleton; biomechanics; automatic control.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMEI.2025.145850

International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, 2025 Vol.17 No.3, pp.232 - 245

Received: 16 Apr 2022
Accepted: 19 Aug 2022
Published online: 30 Apr 2025 *

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