Experimental Characterization of a Cable-Driven Device for Elbow Motion Assistance

A CADEL (Cable-Driven Elbow assisting device) is presented with experimental results of a lab campaign for a performance evaluation. The device is characterized by a wearable cable-driven parallel architecture with motion sensors for elbow motion assistance. An experimental layout is designed for testing with healthy human users in operation modes with and without load. Results of lab tests with a first prototype are discussed to characterize the feasibility and performance of the proposed design and its operation giving outcomes also with indications of required future improvements.