Bio-inspired lightweight wearable suit and design method for wearable suits

Biomimetic Lightweight Wearable Suit

This technology relates to a biomimetic lightweight wearable suit and its design method, featuring an assistive suit that optimizes force transmission paths by mimicking human anatomical structures and physical properties.

Conventional exoskeleton devices are often heavy and bulky, making them uncomfortable for daily use, while their rigid frames restrict joint movement and reduce overall comfort.

By aligning force transmission patterns and anchor points with human muscle and tendon structures, this technology achieves a lightweight, flexible design that enhances walking and mobility efficiency. It is applicable to various assistive devices, including ankle exoskeletons.

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Key Features:

• A suit section that provides 3D coverage from the knee to the sole of the foot, featuring openings for the knee and heel.
• A force transmission pattern section that mimics human tendons, wrapping around joints and muscles to distribute actuator force across the garment and the body.
• An anchor point section designed to mimic human ligaments, positioned around the knee to support the joint.
• The force transmission pattern is made of non-elastic material and features a Y-shaped design extending from the back of the knee, down the calf, to the ankle.

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This invention was developed with support from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for the development of a human-augmentation hybrid robot suit capable of a 100m sprint in 7 seconds and 12 hours of comfortable wear; the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for the development of a deep-learning-integrated smart wearable suit to assist forest workers with muscle strength, injury prevention, and work efficiency; and for the development of soft wearable robot suits to assist the gait of the elderly and Parkinson's patients.