Effects of a lower-body exoskeleton device on metabolic cost and gait biomechanics during load carriage

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1263-1275

  Gregorczyk, Karen N ^a   Hasselquist, Leif ^a   Schiffman, Jeffrey M ^a   Bensel, Carolyn K ^a   Obusek, John P ^a   Gutekunst, David J ^b  

^a DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Backpack loads; Exoskeleton; Gait biomechanics; Load carriage; Metabolic cost

Indexed keywords

BACKPACK LOAD; EXOSKELETON; GAIT BIOMECHANICS; LOAD CARRIAGE; METABOLIC COST;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; COSTS; METABOLISM; OXYGEN; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS;

LOADS (FORCES);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLDIER; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GAIT; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957240171     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2010.512982     Document Type: Article

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