000131858 001__ 131858 000131858 005__ 20241125101139.0 000131858 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/bioengineering10111328 000131858 0248_ $$2sideral$$a137082 000131858 037__ $$aART-2023-137082 000131858 041__ $$aeng 000131858 100__ $$aAndré, António Diogo 000131858 245__ $$aExo Supportive Devices: Summary of Technical Aspects 000131858 260__ $$c2023 000131858 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000131858 5203_ $$aHuman societies have been trying to mitigate the suffering of individuals with physical impairments, with a special effort in the last century. In the 1950s, a new concept arose, finding similarities between animal exoskeletons, and with the goal of medically aiding human movement (for rehabilitation applications). There have been several studies on using exosuits with this purpose in mind. So, the current review offers a critical perspective and a detailed analysis of the steps and key decisions involved in the conception of an exoskeleton. Choices such as design aspects, base materials (structure), actuators (force and motion), energy sources (actuation), and control systems will be discussed, pointing out their advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, examples of exosuits (full-body, upper-body, and lower-body devices) will be presented and described, including their use cases and outcomes. The future of exoskeletons as possible assisted movement solutions will be discussed—pointing to the best options for rehabilitation. 000131858 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000131858 590__ $$a3.8$$b2023 000131858 592__ $$a0.627$$b2023 000131858 591__ $$aENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL$$b44 / 123 = 0.358$$c2023$$dQ2$$eT2 000131858 593__ $$aBioengineering$$c2023$$dQ3 000131858 594__ $$a4.0$$b2023 000131858 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000131858 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-9732-4498$$aMartins, Pedro$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000131858 7102_ $$15004$$2605$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ingeniería Mecánica$$cÁrea Mec.Med.Cont. y Teor.Est. 000131858 773__ $$g10, 11 (2023), 1328 [31 pp.]$$pBioengineering$$tBioengineering$$x2306-5354 000131858 8564_ $$s8457812$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131858/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000131858 8564_ $$s2569942$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131858/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000131858 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:131858$$particulos$$pdriver 000131858 951__ $$a2024-11-22-12:01:55 000131858 980__ $$aARTICLE