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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"arm support"”.
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Evaluating Model-Estimated Shoulder Muscle Activity During Overhead Work with Varied Task Demands and Exoskeleton Use
Passive arm support exoskeletons (ASEs) have emerged as an intervention that can reduce shoulder stress during overhead tasks. However, the effects of these devices are task- and device-specific, and current evaluation protocols remain time-consuming and resource-intensive. Musculoskeletal modeling …
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A Comparison of Physical Fitness Levels Attained Over a Two Year Period by Elementary School Children using Obstacle-Type Playground Equipment as Against Conventional Equipment
… skipping, sit-ups, 600-yard run-walk, double arm support, bass stick balance, and 50-yard dash.</p><p>Results indicated that in seven out of the ten groups compared the experimental groups improved significantly in more items than the control groups. Both the experimental and control groups …
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A Novel Method and Two Exoskeletons for Whole-arm Gravity Compensation
… A Novel Method and Exoskeletons for Whole-arm Gravity Compensation (Turner, Hull 2020), and includes a novel concept for supporting the weight of a person's arm or robotic linkage. The design is capable of supporting weights held near the hand, and provides support regardless of position. …
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Quantifying the Reliability of Performance Time and User Perceptions Obtained from Passive Exoskeleton Evaluations
… sessions on different days, while using an arm-support EXO (ASE) and a back-support EXO (BSE). Several outcome measures reached excellent within-session reliability within four trials for many tasks considered. Between-session reliability levels were lower than within-session levels, with …
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Characterizing Human Motor Adaptation and Learning When Using Different Occupational Exoskeletons
… the neuromuscular effects of three different arm-support exoskeletons were assessed during lab-simulated overhead tasks. Participants recruited more muscle synergies in dynamic tasks (IQR: 2–5) than pseudo-static tasks (IQR: 1–3), with some task-exoskeleton combinations producing significant …
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Assessing the Effects of Exoskeletons on Physical Demands, Trip and Slip Risks, and User Perceptions in Manual Mining Tasks
… effective selection and application of passive arm-support exoskeletons (ASEs) and back-support exoskeletons (BSEs), help avoid unintended/preventable side effects resulting from this technology, and aid in maximizing the benefits of EXO use in mining. The first study identified and assessed the …