Physiological consequences of using an upper limb exoskeleton during manual handling tasks

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 67, Issue , 2018, Pages 211-217

  Theurel, Jean ^a   Desbrosses, Kevin ^a   Roux, Terence ^a   Savescu, Adriana ^a  

^a National Research and Safety Institute   (France)

Author keywords

EMG; TMS; Workload

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; MUSCLE; THULIUM;

FLEXOR MUSCLES; MANUAL HANDLING; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR; TRICEPS BRACHII; UPPER LIMBS; WORKLOAD;

EXOSKELETON (ROBOTICS);

ADULT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DELTOID MUSCLE; EXOSKELETON; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WORKLOAD; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDY; EXOSKELETON (REHABILITATION); PHYSIOLOGY; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UPPER LIMB;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXOSKELETON DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 85031744230     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.10.008     Document Type: Article

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