International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 107, P. 103716 - 103716
Published: March 6, 2025
Language: Английский
Energy storage materials, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 30, P. 346 - 366
Published: May 29, 2020
Language: Английский
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IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 7(3-4), P. 153 - 162
Published: Oct. 2, 2019
(2019). An Introduction to the Special Issue on Occupational Exoskeletons. IISE Transactions Ergonomics and Human Factors: Vol. 7, Exoskeletons, Guest Editors: Maury A. Nussbaum, Brian D. Lowe, Michiel de Looze, Carisa Harris-Adamson, Marty Smets, pp. 153-162.
Language: Английский
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88
Bioprinting, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 27, P. e00217 - e00217
Published: May 28, 2022
Language: Английский
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Jan. 8, 2025
A manual handling task is one of the most common causes back injuries, accounting for nearly 31.9% total work‐related injuries. To promote a safe working environment workers, wearable robots (wearables) are rapidly emerging to fulfill various needs in human‐robot interactive tasks. Although numerous studies have successfully developed wearables assist humans, they often limited supporting single degree freedom (DoF) human body with actuator. However, as humans tend use multiple parts their bodies, additional actuators and mechanisms transmit force/motion necessary realize multi‐DoF, which increases volume, price, complexity wearables. address these issues, multi‐DoF robot (WeaRo) an adjustable twisted string actuator (ATSA) two‐stage transmission mechanism (2TM) proposed. By introducing novel ATSA 2TM, proposed WeaRo achieves (lumbar arm) only electric motor ATSA. Experimental results demonstrate that effectively reduces maximal voluntary contraction (%MVC) lumbar, biceps, triceps muscles by maximum 18.2, 29.1, 27.0%, respectively without constraining users’ movements. Additionally, fabric‐based design ensures lightweight solution weighing 5.2 kg including batteries.
Language: Английский
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IEEE Access, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 8, P. 27649 - 27675
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
Great advances have been made with the lattice Boltzmann (LB) method for complicated fluid phenomena and fundamental thermal processes over past three decades. This paper presents a systematic overview of LB from 1990 to 2018, based on bibliometric analysis Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) database. The results show that China took leading position in this field, followed by USA UK. Chinese Academy Sciences had most publications, while Los Alamos National Laboratory was first as far highest average citation per h-index are concerned. Physical Review E productive journal "Mechanics" frequently used subject category. Keyword indicated recent research has focused natural convection heat transfer nanofluid or multiphase flow complex porous media. Hydrothermal treatment shape factor conditions, such variable magnetic fields, radiation slipping boundary, were hotspots. Further perspectives mainly explore multiscale models coupling multiple transport phenomena, morphology optimization parameters, new nanoparticles factor, multicomponent considering Knudsen diffusion effect, LB-based hybrid methods, performance boiling-heat nanofluid, active control droplets, may continue attract more attention. Moreover, some applications, phase change metal foam, erosion induced nanaofluid, anode circulating, 3D modeling systems vibration, magnetohydrodynamics microfluid devices, could be interest going forward.
Language: Английский
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Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 8
Published: April 12, 2021
Worldwide, at the time this article was written, there are over 127 million cases of patients with a confirmed link to COVID-19 and about 2.78 deaths reported. With limited access vaccine or strong antiviral treatment for novel coronavirus, actions in terms prevention containment virus transmission rely mostly on social distancing among susceptible high-risk populations. Aside from direct challenges posed by coronavirus pandemic, serious growing secondary consequences caused physical isolation guidelines, vulnerable Moreover, healthcare system’s resources capacity have been focused addressing causing less urgent care, such as neurorehabilitation assessment, be paused, canceled, delayed. Overall, has left elderly adults, particular those neuromusculoskeletal (NMSK) conditions, without required service support. However, many cases, stroke, available window recovery through rehabilitation is since neural plasticity decays quickly time. Given that future waves outbreak expected coming months worldwide, it important discuss possibility using technologies address issue, societies duty protect most In perspective review article, we argue intelligent robotics wearable can help remote delivery assistance, services while measures place curtail spread virus. By supporting medical professionals during robots, smart digital mechatronic systems reduce non-COVID-19 burden systems. Digital health cloud telehealth solutions complement assessment will subject discussion due their potential enabling more effective safer NMSDK rehabilitation, delivery. This hopefully lead an interdisciplinary dialogue between engineering sectors, stake holders, policy makers better care NMSK conditions global crisis including pandemics.
Language: Английский
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IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 27(1), P. 292 - 303
Published: March 3, 2021
This article presents a novel reconfigurable torque-controllable variable stiffness actuator (RVSA) for knee exoskeleton. The concept of reconfiguring the pulley block is proposed to make work in different torque and ranges. reconfigurability allows achieve variety passive behaviors, namely softening, linear, hardening behaviors. Compared with existing actuators based on principle changing spring preload, an advantage RVSA that can wider range joint stiffness. Moreover, model established study characteristics ability storing energy. analysis results show increase number blocks expand improve energy storage capacity. also introduces method estimating controlling without using additional sensors. Finally, characteristic tested, its use rehabilitation exoskeleton tested. Experimental control effective, it has good performance practical applications.
Language: Английский
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Wearable Technologies, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 2
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Abstract The science and technology of wearable robots are steadily advancing, the use such in our everyday life appears to be within reach. Nevertheless, widespread adoption should not taken for granted, especially since many recent attempts bring them real-life applications resulted mixed outcomes. aim this article is address current challenges that limiting application wider typically worn over human body. We categorized into mechanical layout, actuation, sensing, body interface, control, human–robot interfacing coadaptation, benchmarking. For each category, we discuss specific rationale why solving important, followed by an overview relevant works. conclude with opinion summarizes possible solutions could contribute robots.
Language: Английский
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Mechanism and Machine Theory, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 171, P. 104746 - 104746
Published: Feb. 8, 2022
This paper presents a lightweight and low-inertia cable-driven upper-limb exoskeleton powerful enough to meet the requirements for activities of daily living. It mechanical design, kinematic structure,the underlying actuation system, sensors, other electronic components as well controller exoskeleton. The extensive effect friction on designs, such one presented in this paper, requires proper mathematical modelling design. Thus, we propose current actuator model that describes relationship between motor current, velocity, external load. relies an Stribeck+Coulomb representation additional parameter modifies its Coulomb with offset represent adhesion cable sheath. has been validated based experimental data collected results show proposed better captures non-linear behaviour exoskeleton's increasing overall descriptive performance by 15%. However, adding extend relation static friction, does not improve model.
Language: Английский
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IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 30(6), P. 1541 - 1552
Published: March 28, 2022
The generation of motor adaptation in response to mechanical perturbation during human walking is seldom considered an exoskeleton system. Reshaping step trajectory over consecutive gait cycles for a investigated this article. Step adjustment can adapt intention by shaping trajectory. This work develops admittance adaptive fuzzy control strategy robot provide assistance lower limb movement. Considering and utilizing model, it shapes reference ensure that the follows according human–robot force produced its wearer. nonlinear dynamic model with uncertainties, designs integral-type Lyapunov function controller track A disturbance observer integrated into design compensate uncertain order achieve effective tracking performance. Finally, conducts experiments on two healthy subjects proposed method validate effectiveness. results show be applied exoskeletons enhance mobility.
Language: Английский
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