Wearable Robots for Rehabilitation and Assistance of Gait: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation MedicineWearable robotic exoskeletons have emerged as promising technologies for enhancing gait rehabilitation and providing mobility assistance in individuals with neurological and musculoskeletal disorders.
Jun Min Cha +3 more
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Mapping the evidence on occupational exoskeleton use for the workforce in healthcare, social care, and industry: A systematic scoping review [PDF]
Wearable TechnologiesMusculoskeletal disorders remain a leading occupational health challenge in physically demanding sectors such as healthcare, social care, and industry.
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Assistance force-line of exosuit affects ankle multidimensional motion: a theoretical and experimental study [PDF]
Journal of NeuroEngineering and RehabilitationBackground The talocrural joint and the subtalar joint are the two major joints of the ankle-joint complex. The position and direction of the exosuit force line relative to these two joint axes can influence ankle motion.
Xinyue Zhang, Ying Li, Ronglei Sun
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Sensorless model-based tension control for a cable-driven exosuit [PDF]
Wearable TechnologiesCable-driven exosuits have the potential to support individuals with motor disabilities across the continuum of care. When supporting a limb with a cable, force sensors are often used to measure tension.
Elena Bardi +6 more
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Re-defining wearable robots: a multidisciplinary approach towards a unified terminology. [PDF]
J Neuroeng Rehabil, 2023 Effective communication is especially important in the wearable robots (WRs) community, which encloses a great variety of devices across different application domains, e.g., healthcare, occupational, and consumer. In this paper we present a vocabulary of
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Volume Transfer: A New Design Concept for Fabric‐Based Pneumatic Exosuits
Advanced Intelligent SystemsThe fabric‐based pneumatic exosuit is now a hot research topic because it is lighter and softer than traditional exoskeletons. Existing research focuses more on the mechanical properties of the exosuit (e.g., torque and speed), but less on its ...
Chendong Liu +5 more
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Editorial: Actuation, sensing and control systems for soft wearable assistive devices [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022 Jesús Ortiz +9 more
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Rendering Immersive Haptic Force Feedback via Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
Sensors, 2022 Haptic feedback is the sensory modality to enhance the so-called “immersion”, meant as the extent to which senses are engaged by the mediated environment during virtual reality applications.
Elisa Galofaro +3 more
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Three-Dimensional Assessment of Upper Limb Proprioception via a Wearable Exoskeleton
Applied Sciences, 2021 Proprioception—the sense of body segment’s position and movement—plays a crucial role in human motor control, integrating the sensory information necessary for the correct execution of daily life activities.
Elisa Galofaro +4 more
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Wearable Technologies, 2021 Hemiparetic walking after stroke is typically slow, asymmetric, and inefficient, significantly impacting activities of daily living. Extensive research shows that functional, intensive, and task-specific gait training is instrumental for effective gait ...
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