Evaluation of an acceleration-based assistive strategy to control a back-support exoskeleton for manual material handling

To reduce the incidence of occupational musculoskeletal disorders, back-support exoskeletons are being introduced to assist manual material handling activities. Using a device of this type, this study investigates the effects of a new control strategy that uses the angular acceleration of the user’s...

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Main Authors: Maria Lazzaroni, Ali Tabasi, Stefano Toxiri, Darwin G. Caldwell, Elena De Momi, Wietse van Dijk, Michiel P. de Looze, Idsart Kingma, Jaap H. van Dieën, Jesús Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-01-01
Series:Wearable Technologies
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2631717620000080/type/journal_article