Bone density loss and muscle atrophy are among the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) highest concerns for crew health in space. Countless hours are spent maintaining an exercise regimen aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to counteract the effect of zero-gravity. Looking toward the future, NASA researchers are developing new compact and innovative exercise technologies to maintain crew health as missions increase in length and take humans further out into the solar system. The X1 Exoskeleton, initially designed for assisted mobility on Earth, was quickly theorized to have far-reaching potential as both an in-space countermeasures device and a dynamometry device to measure muscle strength. This lower-extremity device has the ability to assist or resist human movement through the use of actuators positioned at the hips and knees. Multiple points of adjustment allow for a wide range of users, all the while maintaining correct joint alignment. This paper discusses how the X1 Exoskeleton may fit NASA's onorbit countermeasures needs.


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    Title :

    X1: A Robotic Exoskeleton for In-Space Countermeasures and Dynamometry


    Contributors:
    C Beck (author) / M Diftler (author) / P Neuhaus (author) / R Rea (author) / R Rovekamp (author)

    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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