Development of muscle suit for supporting manual worker

Kobayashi, Hiroshi; Nozaki, Hirokazu

doi:10.1109/iros.2007.4399412

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“…Special type of pneumatic actuators, called Pneumatic Artificial Muscles (PAMs) , Pneumatic Muscle Actuators or McKibben type actuators are often used in rehabilitation robotics (e.g. Salford Arm Rehabilitation Exoskeleton [148] or system proposed by Kobayashi and Nozaki [149]). Such actuators consist of an internal bladder surrounded by braided mesh shell with flexible, but non-extensible, threads.…”

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A survey on robotic devices for upper limb rehabilitation

Maciejasz

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Gerlach-Hahn

et al. 2014

J NeuroEngineering Rehabil

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The existing shortage of therapists and caregivers assisting physically disabled individuals at home is expected to increase and become serious problem in the near future. The patient population needing physical rehabilitation of the upper extremity is also constantly increasing. Robotic devices have the potential to address this problem as noted by the results of recent research studies. However, the availability of these devices in clinical settings is limited, leaving plenty of room for improvement. The purpose of this paper is to document a review of robotic devices for upper limb rehabilitation including those in developing phase in order to provide a comprehensive reference about existing solutions and facilitate the development of new and improved devices. In particular the following issues are discussed: application field, target group, type of assistance, mechanical design, control strategy and clinical evaluation. This paper also includes a comprehensive, tabulated comparison of technical solutions implemented in various systems.

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Section: The Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

A survey on robotic devices for upper limb rehabilitation

Maciejasz

Eschweiler

Gerlach-Hahn

et al. 2014

J NeuroEngineering Rehabil

921

611

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“…For several active exoskeletons, the effects in terms of physical load reduction have been evaluated, but statistical comparison data has only been reported for the Muscle Suit (Muramutsu et al 2011, Kobayashi andNozaki 2007). Originally the Muscle Suit was intended to aid the physically challenged, but for reasons of ethics and safety, it was decided to deploy the device for use by manual workers to help solve problems of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (Muramutsu et al 2011).…”

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Exoskeletons for industrial application and their potential effects on physical work load

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The aim of this review was to provide an overview of assistive exoskeletons that have specifically been developed for industrial purposes and to assess the potential effect of these exoskeletons on reduction of physical loading on the body. The search resulted in 40 papers describing 26 different industrial exoskeletons, of which 19 were active (actuated) and 7 passive (non-actuated). For 13 exoskeletons, the effect on physical loading have been evaluated, mainly in terms of muscle activity. All passive exoskeletons retrieved were aimed to support the low back. 10 to 40% reductions in back muscle activity during dynamic lifting and static holding have been reported. Both lower body, trunk and upper body regions could benefit from active exoskeletons. Muscle activity reductions up to 80% have been reported as an effect of active exoskeletons. Exoskeletons have the potential to considerably reduce the underlying factors associated with work-related musculoskeletal injury. Practitioner SummaryWorldwide, a significant interest in industrial exoskeletons does exist, but a lack of specific safety standards and several technical issues hinder mainstay practical use of exoskeletons in industry. Specific issues include discomfort (for passive and active exoskeletons), weight of device, alignment with human anatomy and kinematics, and detection of human intention to enable smooth movement (for active exoskeletons).2

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“…An anthropometric seven-degree-of-freedom powered exoskeleton for the upper limb based on a database defining the kinematics and dynamics of the upper limb during daily living activities is presented in [7]. In [8], a cable-driven arm exoskeleton (CAREX) was developed to achieve desired forces on the hand, that is, both pull and push, in any direction as required in neural training while a 6-DOF upper-limb exoskeleton robot [9] and a muscle suit with providing human physical support was developed in [10].…”

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A Wearable Robotic Device Based on Twisted String Actuation for Rehabilitation and Assistive Applications

Hosseini

Meattini

Palli

et al. 2017

Journal of Robotics

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The preliminary experimental study toward the implementation of an arm rehabilitation device based on a twisted string actuation module is presented. The actuation module is characterized by an integrated force sensor based on optoelectronic components. The adopted actuation system can be used for a wide set of robotic applications and is particularly suited for very compact, light-weight, and wearable robotic devices, such as wearable rehabilitation systems and exoskeletons. Thorough presentation and description of the proposed actuation module as well as the basic force sensor working principle are illustrated and discussed. A conceptual design of a wearable arm assistive system based on the proposed actuation module is presented. Moreover, the actuation module has been used in a simple assistive application, in which surface-electromyography signals are used to detect muscle activity of the user wearing the system and to regulate the support action provided to the user to reduce his effort, showing in this way the effectiveness of the approach.

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Development of muscle suit for supporting manual worker

Cited by 30 publications

References 10 publications

A survey on robotic devices for upper limb rehabilitation

A survey on robotic devices for upper limb rehabilitation

Exoskeletons for industrial application and their potential effects on physical work load

A Wearable Robotic Device Based on Twisted String Actuation for Rehabilitation and Assistive Applications

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