Innovative Design for Portability of Unpowered Military Load Exoskeleton Robot^*

摘要

For the poor portability of the unpowered military load exoskeleton robot, an innovative design strategy of exoskeleton portability based on TRIZ is proposed. An innovative design process model of exoskeleton based on conflict solving theory is established, and its convenient and portable function has been implemented. By defining the TRIZ problem, we use the separation principle and the inventive principle of conflict resolution theory to solve the design problem. An adjustable self-locking mechanism is adopted to fold the knee joint, and a scalable mechanism is used to replace the original thigh and shank of exoskeleton to reduce its volume. Finally, the portability of the unpowered military load exoskeleton robot is improved, which is of great significance for improving the marching efficiency.