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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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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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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Lower-Limb Exosuits for Rehabilitation or Assistance of Human Movement: A Systematic Review
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 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.
Josep M Font-Llagunes +1 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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Sensors, 2022 Exoskeletons and exosuits (collectively termed EXOs) have the potential to reduce the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) by protecting workers from exertion and muscle fatigue due to physically demanding, repetitive, and prolonged ...
Peter Gabriel Adamczyk +2 more
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Fabric muscle with a cooling acceleration structure for upper limb assistance soft exosuits
Scientific Reports, 2022 Soft exosuits used for supporting human muscle strength must be lightweight and wearable. Shape memory alloy (SMA) spring-based fabric muscles (SFM) are light and flexible, making them suitable for soft and shape-conformable exosuits.
Cheol Hoon Park +2 more
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Development of Variable Elastic Band with Adjustable Elasticities for Semi-Passive Exosuits [PDF]
BiomimeticsActive exosuits provide various assistive force profiles but are limited by battery life, weight, and complex maintenance requirements. Passive exosuits, by contrast, are economical and lightweight while also offering unlimited usage times; however, due ...
Jaewook Ryu, Gyeongmo Kim, Giuk Lee
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Toward model-based individualized fitting of hip-flexion exosuits for persons with unilateral transfemoral amputation [PDF]
Wearable TechnologiesThe muscular restructuring and loss of function that occurs during a transfemoral amputation surgery has a great impact on the gait and mobility of the individual.
Finn G. Eagen, Nicholas P. Fey
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Exo Supportive Devices: Summary of Technical Aspects [PDF]
Bioengineering, 2023 Human societies have been trying to mitigate the suffering of individuals with physical impairments, with a special effort in the last century. In the 1950s, a new concept arose, finding similarities between animal exoskeletons, and with the goal of ...
António Diogo André, Pedro Martins
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