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A supervisory controller intended to arrest dynamic falls with a wearable cold-gas thruster
Wearable Technologies, 2023 This article examines the feasibility of employing a cold-gas thruster (CGT), intended as a backpack-wearable device, for purposes of arresting backward falls, and in particular describes a supervisory controller that, for some motion described by an ...
Almaskhan Baimyshev +2 more
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IEEE Access, 2021 Muscle weakness owing to stroke, spinal cord injuries, or aging can make a person’s life sedentary, temporarily as well as permanently. Such persons need to be motivated to break their sedentary postures and attempt independent motion.
Asitha L. Kulasekera +4 more
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A method to quantify the reduction of back and hip muscle fatigue of lift-support exoskeletons
Wearable Technologies, 2023 Cumulative back muscle fatigue plays a role in the occurrence of low-back injuries in occupations that require repetitive lifting of heavy loads and working in forward leaning postures.
Rachel M. van Sluijs +5 more
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Bi-articular knee-ankle-foot exoskeleton produces higher metabolic cost reduction than weight-matched mono-articular exoskeleton [PDF]
, 2018 The bi-articular m. gastrocnemius and the mono-articular m. soleus have different and complementary functions during walking. Several groups are starting to use these biological functions as inspiration to design prostheses with bi-articular actuation ...
De Clercq, Dirk +3 more
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A Bamboo-inspired Exoskeleton (BiEXO) Based on Carbon Fiber for Shoulder and Elbow Joints [PDF]
, 2023 This paper presents a novel cable-driven exoskeleton (BiEXO) for the upper limb including shoulder and elbow joints. BiEXO is made of carbon fiber that is inspired by the Bamboo structure.
Ang, Wei Tech +4 more
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Soft Actuators and Robotic Devices for Rehabilitation and Assistance [PDF]
, 2022 Soft actuators and robotic devices have been increasingly applied to the field of rehabilitation and assistance, where safe human and machine interaction is of particular importance.
Bowen, Chris +8 more
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Buildings, 2023 The labor-intensive nature of the construction industry requires workers to frequently perform physically demanding manual work, thereby exposing them to the risk of musculoskeletal injury (approximately 31.2 cases per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers)
Sean T. Bennett +7 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 ...
Dilruba Mahmud +6 more
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Biomechanical mechanisms underlying exosuit-induced improvements in walking economy after stroke [PDF]
, 2018 Stroke-induced hemiparetic gait is characteristically asymmetric and metabolically expensive. Weakness and impaired control of the paretic ankle contribute to reduced forward propulsion and ground clearance—walking subtasks critical for safe and ...
Awad, L.N. +7 more
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Low-profile elastic exosuit reduces back muscle fatigue [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 AbstractWe investigated the extent to which an un-motorized, low-profile, elastic exosuit reduced the rate of fatigue for six lumbar extensor muscles during leaning. Six healthy subjects participated in an A-B-A (withdrawal design) study protocol, which involved leaning at 45º for up to 90 s without exosuit assistance (A1), then with assistance (B ...
Lamers, Erik P. +4 more
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