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Kinetic Energy Recovery in Human Joints: The Flywheel-Infinitely Variable Transmission Actuator

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In this extended abstract we present a novel architecture of an electric-mechanical actuator suitable for application to systems with periodic motion and here presented as an alternative to traditional actuators employed in wearable robots for lower limbs: the Flywheel - Infinitely Variable Transmission (F-IVT).

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  1. Department of Mechanics Mathematics and Management, Politecnico Di Bari, Bari, Italy

    Roberta Alò, Francesco Bottiglione & Giacomo Mantriota

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Correspondence to Francesco Bottiglione .

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  1. Spanish National Research Council, Cajal Institute Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain

    José González-Vargas

  2. Spanish National Research Council, Cajal Institute Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain

    Jaime Ibáñez

  3. Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, Houston, Texas, USA

    Jose L. Contreras-Vidal

  4. University of Twente , Enschede, The Netherlands

    Herman van der Kooij

  5. Spanish National Research Council, Cajal Institute Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain

    José Luis Pons

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Alò, R., Bottiglione, F., Mantriota, G. (2017). Kinetic Energy Recovery in Human Joints: The Flywheel-Infinitely Variable Transmission Actuator. In: González-Vargas, J., Ibáñez, J., Contreras-Vidal, J., van der Kooij, H., Pons, J. (eds) Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46532-6_7

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