Control of Power-Assist Exoskeleton Robots with Biological Signals
From: Servo Magazine - 03/2008 - page 38
By: Kazuo Kiguchi

A viable power-assist exoskeleton robot - sometimes called a power suit, man
amplifier, or man magnifier - is something that many people in industry,
military, and medicine, have been anxiously waiting for. Recent progress in
robotics technology has increased the number of power-assist exoskeleton
robots that have come onto the scene. 

It is important that a power-assist exoskeleton robot automatically assists
the user’s motion according to that motion intention in real time.
Electromyographic (EMG) signals - which are generated when muscles are
activated - are one of the most important biological signals to determine the
user’s motion. The amount of the EMG signal indicates the muscle activity
level (i.e., the amount of generating force) and it can be easily measured
using simple electrodes. 

From: http://www.servomagazine.com/

Links:
Kazuo Kiguchi, PhD
http://www.me.saga-u.ac.jp/~kiguchi/kiguchi_E.html

Upper-Limb Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation
http://isiswiki.georgetown.edu/jtang/presentations/ICRA2007_Kiguchi.pdf

Neuro-fuzzy control of a robotic exoskeleton with EMG signals
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/91/29260/01321076.pdf?tp=&arnumber=1321076&isnumber=29260
http://wotan.liu.edu/docis/dbl/icraic/2001__3668_FCOAER.htm

Exoskeleton for human upper-limb motion support
http://wotan.liu.edu/docis/dbl/icraic/2003__2206_EFHUMS.htm

Controller Adjustment of an Exoskeleton Robot for Shoulder Motion Assistance
http://www.fujipress.jp/finder/xslt.php?mode=present&inputfile=ROBOT001600030003.xml
http://www.fujipress.jp/finder/access_check.php?pdf_filename=ROBOT001600030003.pdf&frompage=abst_page&errormode=Login&pid=471&lang=English

Exoskeletons Research Project
http://www.me.saga-u.ac.jp/%7Ekiguchi/exo_e.htm