A human's ability to perform physical tasks is limited by physical strength, not by intelligence. We define "extenders" as a class of robot manipulators worn by humans to augment human mechanical strength, while the wearer's intellect remains the central control system for manipulating the extender. Our research objective is to determine the ground rules for the design and control of robotic systems worn by humans through the design, construction, and control of several prototype experimental direct-drive/non-direct-drive multi-degree-of-freedom hydraulic/electric extenders. The design of extenders is different from the design of conventional robots because the extender interfaces with the human on a physical level. Two sets of force sensors measure the forces imposed on the extender by the human and by the environment (i.e., the load). The extender's compliances in response to such contact forces were designed by selecting appropriate force compensators. This paper gives a summary of some of the selected research efforts related to Extender Technology, carried out during 1980s. The references, at the end of this article, give detailed description of the research efforts.

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加州大学伯克利分校的人体功放技术

人类执行体力任务的能力受体力而非智力的限制。我们将“扩展器”定义为人类佩戴的一类用于增强人体机械强度的机械手，而佩戴者的智力仍然是操纵扩展器的中央控制系统。我们的研究目标是通过设计、构建和控制几个原型实验直接驱动/非直接驱动多自由度液压/机器人系统，确定设计和控制人类穿戴的机器人系统的基本规则。电动延长器。扩展器的设计与传统机器人的设计不同，因为扩展器在物理层面上与人类进行交互。两组力传感器测量人类和环境施加在扩展器上的力（即，负载）。通过选择合适的力补偿器来设计扩展器响应这种接触力的柔量。本文总结了 1980 年代进行的一些与扩展器技术相关的选定研究工作。本文末尾的参考文献详细描述了研究工作。