Evaluation of the Power Assist Effect of Muscle Suit for Lower Back Support

In order to reduce the burden on the lower back, we have been developing a compact and lightweight “Muscle Suit” that uses McKibben artificial muscles, a type of soft pneumatic actuator. The Muscle Suit for lower back assist has been commercialized and sold over 13,000 units so...

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Main Authors: Miyu Ide, Takuya Hashimoto, Kenta Matsumoto, Hiroshi Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2021-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9309220/