用自适应负阻尼控制,让髋外骨骼更智能地配合用户走路。
Adaptive Negative Damping Control for User-Dependent Multi-Terrain Walking Assistance with a Hip Exoskeleton
- 通过自适应负阻尼设计,动态调节外骨骼阻力,注入能量但不干扰用户自主动作。
- 五名受试者步行代谢成本平均降低7.2%,且下肢运动学保持不变。
- 结合贝叶斯优化实现多地形无缝切换,功率损耗低于总功率2%。
髋外骨骼因其多功能性在多种场景中具有应用潜力。然而,现有助行策略难以适应个体行走模式和多样化运动环境。本文提出一种新型控制策略,通过自适应虚拟负阻尼设计,调节人-外骨骼系统的机械阻抗,在向系统注入能量的同时,保障用户对动作的主动控制。五名健康受试者的实验表明,该控制器使步行代谢成本相比自由行走平均降低7.2%,并保持下肢运动学不变。此外,外骨骼在整个步态周期内功率损耗极低(负机械功占比小于总功率的2%),确保与用户动作高度同步。我们采用贝叶斯优化自动调节辅助强度,实现多地形环境下的无缝适应与过渡。本方法在所有条件下均实现了高效功率传输,展示了一种个性化、可适配、易实现的髋外骨骼控制方案,推动了可实用化自适应、用户依赖型控制律的发展。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Hip exoskeletons are known for their versatility in assisting users across varied scenarios. However, current assistive strategies often lack the flexibility to accommodate for individual walking patterns and adapt to diverse locomotion environments. In this work, we present a novel control strategy that adapts the mechanical impedance of the human-exoskeleton system. We design the hip assistive torques as an adaptive virtual negative damping, which is able to inject energy into the system while allowing the users to remain in control and contribute voluntarily to the movements. Experiments with five healthy subjects demonstrate that our controller reduces the metabolic cost of walking compared to free walking (average reduction of 7.2%), and it preserves the lower-limbs kinematics. Additionally, our method achieves minimal power losses from the exoskeleton across the entire gait cycle (less than 2% negative mechanical power out of the total power), ensuring synchronized action with the users' movements. Moreover, we use Bayesian Optimization to adapt the assistance strength and allow for seamless adaptation and transitions across multi-terrain environments. Our strategy achieves efficient power transmission under all conditions. Our approach demonstrates an individualized, adaptable, and straightforward controller for hip exoskeletons, advancing the development of viable, adaptive, and user-dependent control laws.
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