Design of wearable power assist wear for low back support using pneumatic actuators

International Journal of Automation Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 228-236

  Li, Xiangpan ^a   Noritsugu, Toshiro ^a   Takaiwa, Masahiro ^a   Sasaki, Daisuke ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

IEMG; IMU; Low back; Pneumatic rubber artificial muscle; Power assist wear

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; EXOSKELETON (ROBOTICS); HOSIERY MANUFACTURE; MUSCLE; PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT; PNEUMATICS; RUBBER; WEARABLE SENSORS;

ACCELEROMETER SENSOR; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLES; IEMG; INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT; LOW BACK; POWER ASSIST DEVICE; POWER-ASSIST WEARS; RUBBER ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE;

PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 84874907225     PISSN: 18817629     EISSN: 18838022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/ijat.2013.p0228     Document Type: Article

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