Electrolaminate Clutches for an Exosuit System
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Abstract
A flexible exosuit includes rigid and flexible elements configured to couple forces to a body of a wearer. Further, the flexible exosuit includes flexible linear actuators and clutched compliance elements to apply and/or modulate forces and/or compliances between segments of the body of the wearer. The flexible exosuit further includes electronic controllers, power sources and sensors. The flexible exosuit can be configured to apply forces to the body of the wearer to enable a variety of applications. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to augment the physical strength or endurance of the wearer. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to train the wearer to perform certain physical tasks. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to record physical activities of the wearer.
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33 Claims
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1-29. -29. (canceled)
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30. A human body augmentation system, comprising:
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a flexible suit configured to be worn over at least a portion of a human body; and an electrolaminate clutch coupled to the flexible suit and to at least one segment of the human body, wherein the electrolaminate clutch comprises; a first electrolaminate layer; and a second electrolaminate layer disposed adjacent the first electrolaminate layer, wherein the first and second electrolaminate layers are mechanically decoupled when the electrolaminate clutch is in a first state and are mechanically coupled together when the multilayer electrolaminate clutch is in a second state. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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