Towards enhanced stability of human stance with a supernumerary robotic tail

S Abeywardena, I Farkhatdinov - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neural control is paramount in maintaining upright stance of a human; however, the
associated time delay affects stability. In the design and control of wearable robots to …

Mechanical characterization of supernumerary robotic tails for human balance augmentation

S Abeywardena, E Anwar… - Journal of …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Humans are intrinsically unstable in quiet stance from a rigid body system viewpoint;
however, they maintain balance, thanks to neuro-muscular sensory control properties. With …

Design and validation of a wearable robotic tail for human balance support

E Anwar, S Abeywardena, SC Miller… - 2024 10th IEEE RAS …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Taking inspiration from the natural world, where some animals utilise tails for balance, this
paper presents a Supernumerary Robotic Limb (SRL), in this case a wearable robotic tail, to …

How Robots Can Support Balancing in Healthy People

E Anwar, S Abeywardena, SC Miller… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In manufacturing, construction, logistics, and other industrial tasks, human workers are
required to handle and manipulate heavy loads such as loading packages in and out of …

Modelling human postural stability and muscle activation augmented by a supernumerary robotic tail

S Abeywardena, Z Osman… - Bioinspiration & …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Wearable robots have promising characteristics for human augmentation; however, the the
design and specification stage needs to consider biomechanical impact. In this work …

A comparative study of kinetic balance and static balance among football, volleyball, basketball, and handball team game players using the Balance Error Scoring …

NA Qadir, NH Darwesh, AS Hamad… - Health, sport …, 2024 - hsr-journal.com
Background and purpose To guarantee excellent performance in group games, a careful
interaction of kinetic and static balance is required. In these games, players must find the …

[PDF][PDF] Handheld Sensor for Load Carrying

E Anwar, S Abeywardena, S Miller, I Farkhatdinov - imperial.ac.uk
In many industries, human workers are required to manipulate heavy loads, eg warehouse
operations, aircraft maintenance, etc. This can cause strain and injury over time [1][2] …

[PDF][PDF] Dynamic assessment of supernumerary tails for balance augmentation

Humans maintain balance in upright stance thanks to neuro-muscular sensory properties;
however, still exhibit postural sway characteristics. This work assesses the ability of three …