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With the development of new wearable technologies, the use of exoskeletons is gradually gaining ground in the world’s advanced militaries. The aim of this paper is to explore the current status of exoskeletons and describe the requirements of exoskeletons for military use towards the specifics of use. The most important movement of a soldier in the field is walking, and therefore the analysis of the current state will focus primarily on lower limb exoskeletons and their subsystems. The paper will compare active and passive lower limb exoskeletons and their use in military practice. Subsequently, the requirements for individual subsystems of the mechatronic system of the exoskeleton will be specified. Sensor subsystems, actuator subsystems, control subsystems and man-machine interface will be described. Recommendations for further analysis and use of exoskeletons in the military can thus contribute not only to increased performance but also to the safety of the users themselves - individual soldiers.
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This work was supported by Development of wearable sensor systems and passive body protection in assistive technologies SGS21/081/OHK4/1T/17 project (CTU in Prague).
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Leova, L. et al. (2022). Current State and Design Recommendations of Exoskeletons of Lower Limbs in Military Applications. In: Mazal, J., et al. Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems. MESAS 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13207. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98260-7_29
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