An Introduction to the Special Issue on <i>Occupational Exoskeletons</i>

Nussbaum, Maury A.; Lowe, Brian D.; Looze, Michiel de; Harris‐Adamson, Carisa; Smets, Marty

doi:10.1080/24725838.2019.1709695

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“…However, these existing exoskeletons may not be suitable to assist activities of daily living for people with shoulder disability because they are designed for application-specific and high-load tasks (e.g. overhead drilling and heavy lifting) [14,15]. They also typically have a high profile (i.e.…”

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Design and Performance Evaluation of a Wearable Passive Cable-driven Shoulder Exoskeleton

Asgari

Phillips

Dalton

et al. 2020

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The mechanical assistance provided by exoskeletons could potentially replace, assist, or rehabilitate upper extremity function in patients with mild to moderate shoulder disability to perform activities of daily living. While many exoskeletons are "active" (e.g. motorized), mechanically passive exoskeletons may be a more practical and affordable solution to meet a growing clinical need for continuous, home-based movement assistance. In the current study, we designed, fabricated, and evaluated the performance of a wearable, passive, cable-driven shoulder exoskeleton (WPCSE) prototype. An innovative feature of the WPCSE is a modular spring-cam-wheel system that can be custom designed to compensate for any proportion of the shoulder elevation moment due to gravity over a large range of shoulder motion. The force produced by the spring-cam-wheel system is transmitted over the superior aspect of the shoulder to an arm cuff through a Bowden cable. The results from mechanical evaluation revealed that the modular spring-cam-wheel system could successfully produce an assistive positive shoulder elevation moment that matched the desired, theoretical moment. However, when measured from the physical WPCSE prototype, the moment was lower (up to 30%) during positive shoulder elevation and higher (up to 120%) during negative shoulder elevation due primarily to friction. Even so, our biomechanical evaluation showed that the WPCSE prototype reduced the root mean square (up to 35%) and peak (up to 33%) muscular activity, as measured by electromyography, of several muscles crossing the shoulder during shoulder elevation and horizontal adduction/abduction movements. These preliminary results suggest that our WPCSE may be suitable for providing movement assistance to people with shoulder disability.

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Design and Performance Evaluation of a Wearable Passive Cable-driven Shoulder Exoskeleton

Asgari

Phillips

Dalton

et al. 2020

Preprint

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“…Previous studies generally agree on the efficiency of passive back-support exoskeletons to reduce lumbar muscular activity and perceived exertion/discomfort, particularly during operations involving trunk flexion/extension in the sagittal plane [9,10]. However, although occupational exoskeletons are deployed in the industrial sector [11], their use in the healthcare system is rarely reported, with no reported use in ICUs.…”

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The use of exoskeletons to help with prone positioning in the intensive care unit during COVID-19

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Maurice

Paysant

et al. 2020

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

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“…There is already a large number of scientific studies in the field of industrial exoskeletons that considers assessment during early design stages, e.g. from the biomechanical and design simulations [15,16].…”

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Comprehensive development, implementation and evaluation of industrial exoskeletons

Bornmann

Parth

González-Vargas

2020

Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering

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An Introduction to the Special Issue on Occupational Exoskeletons

Cited by 81 publications

References 47 publications

Design and Performance Evaluation of a Wearable Passive Cable-driven Shoulder Exoskeleton

Design and Performance Evaluation of a Wearable Passive Cable-driven Shoulder Exoskeleton

The use of exoskeletons to help with prone positioning in the intensive care unit during COVID-19

Comprehensive development, implementation and evaluation of industrial exoskeletons

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