Design and evaluation of a soft assistive lower limb exoskeleton

C Di Natali, T Poliero, M Sposito, E Graf, C Bauer… - Robotica, 2019 - cambridge.org
Wearable devices are fast evolving to address mobility and autonomy needs of elderly
people who would benefit from physical assistance. Recent developments in soft robotics …

Soft wearable device for lower limb assistance: assessment of an optimized energy efficient actuation prototype

T Poliero, C Di Natali, M Sposito, J Ortiz… - … conference on soft …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is a shared trend, in engineering fields related to robotics, to privilege soft systems on
behalf of hard ones. This direction stems from the desire of designing and implementing …

A low-back exoskeleton can reduce the erector spinae muscles activity during freestyle symmetrical load lifting tasks

F Lanotte, L Grazi, B Chen, N Vitiello… - 2018 7th IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low-back wearable robots are emerging tools to provide support to operators during
handling of goods and repetitive operations. In this paper, we present and validate a novel …

A powered low-back exoskeleton for industrial handling: considerations on controls

S Toxiri, J Ortiz, J Masood, J Fernández… - … : Challenges and Trends …, 2017 - Springer
A powered low-back exoskeleton is being developed to support manual material handling in
industry. Controlling this device poses several challenges. At the low-level, the actuation …

Automatization of manual labor by using an industrial exoskeleton

S Jatsun, A Malchikov, A Yatsun - 2020 International Russian …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work is devoted to the actual scientific problem of determining the parameters of the
drive elements of an active exoskeleton. Exoskeletal suit is a modern and effective way to …

Physiological Effects of a Back-Support Exoskeleton Control to Assist Carrying Activities

M Lazzaroni, C Di Natali… - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To mitigate the risk of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries at the back, occupational back-
support exoskeletons are being introduced in the workplace because of their ability to …

[HTML][HTML] A plantar pressure sensing system with balancing sensitivity based on tailored mwcnts/pdms composites

X Zhang, R Chai, H Wang, X Ye - Micromachines, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a flexible plantar pressure sensor with a simple structure and easy
accessibility, suitable for everyday use. In this study, the design, fabrication, and …

Human whole-body dynamics estimation for enhancing physical human-robot interaction

C Latella - arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.01136, 2019 - arxiv.org
In the last two decades the scientific community has shown a great interest in understanding
and shaping the interaction mechanisms between humans and robots. The interaction …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment methodology for human-exoskeleton interactions: Kinetic analysis based on muscle activation

V Fanti, V Sanguineti, DG Caldwell, J Ortiz… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
During the development and assessment of an exoskeleton, many different analyzes need
to be performed. The most frequently used evaluate the changes in muscle activations …

Smart Room with AI Capabilities for Efficient and Safe Doctor Checkup in the COVID era

LA Mateos - 2023 International Symposium on Medical …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel idea for making the checkup visits to the doctor more efficient
and virus safe. In general, a doctor's checkup starts by measuring the height and weight of …