DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A  PNEUMATICALLY ACTUATED EXOSKELETON FOR SITTING POSTURE TO REDUCE LABOR FATIGUE

(Final year B.E project)

Aim:

The objective of this project is to design and fabricate an ergonomically flexible exoskeleton which minimizes the Labor fatigue due to long hours of standing in production / assembly/ inspection line in an Organization.

New prototype product and its innovative element:

An ergonomically flexible lower extremity exoskeleton which fits an Indian profile with less cost and weight, aimed to minimize labor fatigue caused due to long hours of standing in production / assembly/ inspection line in an Organization. The prototype is designed in such way that it transfers the whole human body weight to ground through a lockable pneumatic damper thereby permitting several kinds of sitting position by offering individual degrees of freedom for both the legs. The prototype is designed taking into account the center of gravity and balance.

Various sitting postures with individual adjustment!

The project has been selected as the best final year project in U.G Mechanical and Automobile Engineering and has been nominated by the faculty of Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering for Innovative Student Projects Award – 2016. given by Indian National Academy.