Transparent electronics for wearable electronics application

D Won, J Bang, SH Choi, KR Pyun, S Jeong… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recent advancements in wearable electronics offer seamless integration with the human
body for extracting various biophysical and biochemical information for real-time health …

Exoskeletons for manual material handling–A review and implication for construction applications

Z Zhu, A Dutta, F Dai - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction industry is labor-intensive and physically demanding even with continuous
development of advanced tools and machines. Workers are heavily involved in manual …

[HTML][HTML] Benchmarking occupational exoskeletons: An evidence map** systematic review

S De Bock, J Ghillebert, R Govaerts, B Tassignon… - Applied Ergonomics, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To provide an overview of protocols assessing the effect of occupational
exoskeletons on users and to formulate recommendations towards a literature-based …

Quasi-direct drive actuation for a lightweight hip exoskeleton with high backdrivability and high bandwidth

S Yu, TH Huang, X Yang, C Jiao, J Yang… - IEEE/ASME …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-performance actuators are crucial to enable mechanical versatility of wearable robots,
which are required to be lightweight, highly backdrivable, and with high bandwidth. State-of …

Toward gait symmetry enhancement via a cable-driven exoskeleton powered by series elastic actuators

B Zhong, K Guo, H Yu, M Zhang - IEEE robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gait rehabilitation is essential for chronic stroke patients to regain independent walking
ability and quality of life, of which symmetry is regarded as a gold standard of gait quality. In …

Exoskeleton application to military manual handling tasks

JK Proud, DTH Lai, KL Mudie, GL Carstairs… - Human …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The aim of this review was to determine how exoskeletons could assist Australian
Defence Force personnel with manual handling tasks. Background Musculoskeletal injuries …

Modeling and stiffness-based continuous torque control of lightweight quasi-direct-drive knee exoskeletons for versatile walking assistance

TH Huang, S Zhang, S Yu, MK MacLean… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
State-of-the-art exoskeletons are typically limited by the low control bandwidth and small-
range stiffness of actuators, which are based on high gear ratios and elastic components …

Spine-inspired continuum soft exoskeleton for stoop lifting assistance

X Yang, TH Huang, H Hu, S Yu, S Zhang… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Back injuries are the most prevalent work-related musculoskeletal disorders and represent a
major cause of disability. Although innovations in wearable robots aim to alleviate this …

Adaptive cooperative control of a soft elbow rehabilitation exoskeleton based on improved joint torque estimation

Q Wu, Y Chen - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2023 - Elsevier
A current challenge with robot-assisted rehabilitation is to combine the active involvement
and voluntary participation of patients into the rehabilitation training process to enhance …

Enhancing voluntary motion with modular, backdrivable, powered hip and knee orthoses

C Nesler, G Thomas, N Divekar… - IEEE robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobility disabilities are prominent in society with wide-ranging deficits, motivating modular,
partial-assist, lower-limb exoskeletons for this heterogeneous population. This letter …