Current Development and Prospects of Wearable Supernumerary Robotic Limbs for Military Applications

doi:10.12382/bgxb.2024.0517

Abstract

Abstract:

Wearable supernumerary robotic limbs as a new type of wearable robot become a hot research issue in recent years because it has the potential to expand the capability space of human body and increase his capability type of humans. To further explore the prospects of wearable supernumerary robotic limbs in military application and expand the ideas of military applications, the main development and typical representatives of wearable supernumerary robotic limbs are summarized by using literature analysis and induction methods. The current development status of wearable supernumerary robotic limbs is also analyzed from the perspectives of human-robot interactive adapting, human-robot interactive perception, and human-robot interactive control. On this basis, the application prospects of wearable supernumerary robotic limbs in military fields, such as collaborative combat, medical service collaboration, and combat service assistance, are discussed, with a focus on the military application of wearable weapon arms. Through in-depth analysis and summarization of the current state of supernumerary robotic limb development, a technical reference and methodological foundation can be established for its application in the military field.

Key words: wearable supernumerary robotic limb, wearable supernumerary robotic arm, wearable supernumerary robotic finger, wearable supernumerary robotic lower limb, wearable weapon arm

CLC Number:

TP242

Li Huibin, MA He, LIU Pengfei, YANG Peiying, GUAN Xiaorong. Current Development and Prospects of Wearable Supernumerary Robotic Limbs for Military Applications[J]. Acta Armamentarii, 2024, 45(S1): 287-295.

Figures/Tables 9

Fig.1 The development context of wearable supernumerary robotic limbs

Fig.2 Typical wearable supernumerary robotic arms

Fig.3 Typical wearable supernumerary robotic fingers

Fig.4 Typical wearable supernumerary robotic lower limbs

Fig.5 Human-robot interactive adapting

Fig.6 Human-robot interactive perception

Fig.7 Human-robot interactive control

Fig.8 The conceptual images of wearable supernumerary robotic limbs for military application

Fig.9 Wearable weapon arms

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