Soft back exosuit controlled by neuro-mechanical modeling provides adaptive assistance while lifting unknown loads and reduces lumbosacral compression forces [PDF]
Wearable TechnologiesState-of-the-art controllers for active back exosuits rely on body kinematics and state machines. These controllers do not continuously target the lumbosacral compression forces or adapt to unknown external loads.
Alejandro Moya-Esteban +4 more
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Usability of an exosuit in domestic and community environments. [PDF]
J Neuroeng Rehabil, 2022 BACKGROUND Exosuits have been shown to reduce metabolic cost of walking and to increase gait performance when used in clinical environment. Currently, these devices are transitioning to private use to facilitate independent training at home and in the
Basla C +5 more
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Lower-Limb Exosuits for Rehabilitation or Assistance of Human Movement: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2021 Background: The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the technological state-of-the-art of exosuits and the clinical results obtained when applied to users with mobility impairment.
Martin Andreas Koch +1 more
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Benchmarking commercially available soft and rigid passive back exoskeletons for an industrial workplace [PDF]
Wearable TechnologiesLow-back pain is a common occupational hazard for industrial workers. Several studies show the advantages of using rigid and soft back-support passive exoskeletons and exosuits (exos) to reduce the low-back loading and risk of injury.
Mohamed I. Mohamed Refai +4 more
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Evaluation of U.S. Army Soldiers wearing a back exosuit during a field training exercise [PDF]
Wearable Technologies, 2023 Back overuse injuries are a significant problem in the U.S. Army, responsible for nearly a quarter of musculoskeletal injuries. Back exosuits are wearable devices that relieve musculoskeletal strain, make lifting easier, and could potentially reduce ...
P. R. Slaughter +5 more
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Wearable Robotics for Impaired Upper-Limb Assistance and Rehabilitation: State of the Art and Future Perspectives [PDF]
IEEE Access, 2022 Despite more than thirty-five years of research on wearable technologies to assist the upper-limb and a multitude of promising preliminary results, the goal of restoring pre-impairment quality of life of people with physical disabilities has not been ...
Tommaso Proietti +3 more
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Manipulating device-to-body forces in passive exosuit: An experimental investigation on the effect of moment arm orientation using passive back-assist exosuit emulator [PDF]
Wearable Technologies, 2023 Passive exosuits have been vastly researched in the past decade for lifting tasks to alleviate the mechanical loading on the spine and reduce the lower back muscle activities in lifting tasks.
Siddharth Bhardwaj +3 more
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Elastic textile-based wearable modulation of musculoskeletal load: A comprehensive review of passive exosuits and resistance clothing [PDF]
Wearable TechnologiesElastic textiles play a critical role in passive wearable solutions for musculoskeletal load management in both passive exosuits and resistance clothing. These textiles, based on their ability to stretch and retract, can exhibit ambivalence in their load-
Amit Talukder, Jeyeon Jo
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Dynamic Field Programmable Logic-Driven Soft Exosuit [PDF]
IEEE Sensors Journal, 2023 The next generation of etextiles foresees an era of smart wearable garments where embedded seamless intelligence provides the ability to sense, process and perform. Core to this vision is embedded textile functionality enabling dynamic configuration.
Balasubramaniam, Sasitharan +3 more
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Lighter and Simpler Design Paradigm for Widespread Use of Ankle Exosuits Based on Bio-Inspired Patterns [PDF]
Biomimetics, 2022 Soft wearable robots are attracting immense attention owing to their high usability and wearability. In particular, studies on soft exosuits have achieved remarkable progress. Walking is one of the most basic human actions in daily life.
Sungjin Park +6 more
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