Performed
Research Projects

1. Exoskeleon<<

2. Capsule Endoscope
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3. Seat Suspension Systems
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4. Precision Control Systems
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PERFORMED RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Development of Power Assistive Smart Walker (2004~2005)
    21C Frontier R&D Programs funded by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy of Korea


 

Abstract

Recently the exoskeletal power assistive equipment which is a kind of wearable robot has been widely developed to help the human body motion. The exoskeleton for the elderly people and patients, however, has some limits due to the weight and volume of the equipments. As a feasible solution, a tendon-driven exoskeletal power assistive device, EXPOS (EXoskeleton for Patients and the Old by the Sogang university), is proposed in this research. In case of the EXPOS, the caster walker carries the heavy items such as motors, drivers, controllers, and batteries so that the weight and volume of the wearable exoskeleton are minimized. The tendon connecting motors and pulleys of hip and knee generates the assistive power according to the intention of users.

<An elderly person wearing the EXPOS>

 


<Experiment to evaluate the muscle sensor>

Publications through this project

Kyoungchul Kong and Doyoung Jeon, "Design and Control of an Exoskeleton for the Old and Patients,"
IEEE/ASME Transaction on Mechatronics, August 2006. (Submitted as Focus Issue Paper)

Kyoungchul Kong and Doyoung Jeon, "Design and Control of an Exoskeleton for the Old and Patients,"
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2006. (Submitted)

Kyoungchul Kong and Doyoung Jeon, "Design and Control of a New Tendon-Driven Exoskeletal Lower Body Power Assistive Device," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2005.

Kyoungchul Kong and Doyoung Jeon, "Fuzzy Control of a New Tendon-Driven Exoskeletal Power Assistive Device,"
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2005. PDF
(Best Student Paper Finalist) 

Kyoungchul Kong and Doyoung Jeon, "Design and Control of a Novel Tendon-Driven Exoskeletal Power Assistive Device,"
Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems Engineering, vol.7, no.11, 2005.

Kyoungchul Kong and Doyoung Jeon, "New Design of Tendon-Driven Exoskeletal Assistive Device,"
KSME (Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering) Spring Conference, 2005.

Kyoungchul Kong and Doyoung Jeon, "A Study on the Control of a New Tendon-Driven Exoskeletal Power Assistive Device," KSME (Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering) Spring Conference, 2005.

 

 

 

Applicant : Kyoung Chul Kong
Address : 613, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University, Sinsu-dong, Mapo-ku, Seoul, Korea
E-mail : kckong@sogang.ac.kr