Personalized exoskeleton assistance provides users with the largest improvements in
walking speed and energy economy,–but requires lengthy tests under unnatural laboratory …

Research on embodiment of objects external to the human body has revealed important
information about how the human nervous system interacts with robotic lower limb …

Abstract Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) remain a major concern for workers in the
healthcare industry. Healthcare workers are at high risk of work-related MSDs mainly …

Due to differences in actuation and design, active and passive industrial back exoskeletons
could influence functional performance, ie, work performance, perceived task difficulty, and …

Industrial passive low-back exoskeletons have gained recent attention as ergonomic
interventions to manual handling tasks. This research utilized a two-armed experimental …

This textbook comprehensively covers the basic principles and most recent advances
regarding visual displays, auditory and tactile displays and controls; psychophysics; …

Implementation of exoskeletons could be one of the solutions to augment human capacity
towards reducing the large number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in …

Monitoring physical demands during task execution with exoskeletons can be instrumental
in understanding their suitability for industrial tasks. This study aimed at develo** a fatigue …

Objective To explore the effect of personal protective equipment (PPE) fit on functional
performance across a range of occupational domains. Background PPE introduces an …

Walking patterns are modified during load carriage, resulting in an increased activation of
lower limb muscles and energy expenditure. Negative effects of load carriage could be …