Development of an upper limb passive exosuit for the 2023 ASTM Exo Games [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AIThis paper presents the design of the passive upper limb exosuit that won the design competition in the 2023 ASTM Exo Games. The tasks were first analyzed to provide information about the requirements of the design.
Tom Verstraten
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A Novel Lightweight Wearable Soft Exosuit for Reducing the Metabolic Rate and Muscle Fatigue
Biosensors, 2021 Wearable robotic devices have been proved to considerably reduce the energy expenditure of human walking. It is not only suitable for healthy people, but also for some patients who require rehabilitation exercises.
Lingxing Chen +2 more
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Effects on muscular activity and usability of soft active versus rigid passive back exoskeleton during symmetric lifting tasks [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLow back injuries are globally prevalent among construction workers, leading to significant economic burdens. Despite various intervention strategies, their effectiveness remains uncertain.
Ting Lei +5 more
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A Portable Waist-Loaded Soft Exosuit for Hip Flexion Assistance with Running
Micromachines, 2022 The soft exosuit is an emerging robotics, which has been proven to considerably reduce the metabolic consumption of human walking and running. However, compared to walking, relatively few soft exosuits have been studied for running.
Lingxing Chen +2 more
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Effect of an exosuit on kinematics in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury [PDF]
Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies EngineeringBackground Anti-gravity exosuits supporting hip and knee extension have emerged for overground training. This study investigated their effect on kinematics in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) compared to regular walking and to ...
Lara Visch +4 more
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Can back exosuits simultaneously increase lifting endurance and reduce musculoskeletal disorder risk? [PDF]
Wearable TechnologiesThe objectives of this case series study were to test whether an elastic back exosuit could increase a wearer’s endurance when lifting heavy objects and to assess whether lifting more cancels out the exosuit’s risk reduction benefits.
K.M. Rodzak +5 more
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Implementation of a unilateral hip flexion exosuit to aid paretic limb advancement during inpatient gait retraining for individuals post-stroke: a feasibility study [PDF]
Journal of NeuroEngineering and RehabilitationBackground During inpatient rehabilitation, physical therapists (PTs) often need to manually advance patients’ limbs, adding physical burden to PTs and impacting gait retraining quality.
Chih-Kang Chang +9 more
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Effects of Passive Hip Flexion and Extension Assistance in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease and Healthy Individuals [PDF]
Sensors(1) Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and related conditions significantly impair walking ability. Previous studies demonstrated that passive lightweight exosuits can improve walking biomechanics.
Hiva Razavi +3 more
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Evaluation of an assistive exosuit for alleviating neck and shoulder muscle fatigue during prolonged flexed neck posture [PDF]
Journal of NeuroEngineering and RehabilitationIntroduction Neck pain affects 203 million people globally and is prevalent in various settings due to factors like poor posture, lack of exercise, and occupational hazards.
Hang Man Cho +4 more
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A Soft-Inflatable Exosuit for Knee Rehabilitation: Assisting Swing Phase During Walking
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2018 In this paper, we present a soft-inflatable exosuit to assist knee extension during gait training for stroke rehabilitation. The soft exosuit is designed to provide 25% of the knee moment required during the swing phase of the gait cycle and is ...
Saivimal Sridar +2 more
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