Title
Biomechanical Evaluation of the Effect of Three Trunk Support Exoskeletons on Spine Loading During Lifting
Author
Kingma, B.R.M.
Koopmans, A.S.
de Looze, M.P.
van Dieen, J.H.
Contributor
Moreno, J.C. (editor)
Masood, J. (editor)
Schneider, U. (editor)
Maufroy, C. (editor)
Pons, J.L. (editor)
Publication year
2022
Abstract
To evaluate the biomechanical effect of exoskeletons during lifting, three studies were performed to compare spine compression during lifting without and with three exoskeletons (Laevo, Robo-Mate, SPEXOR). In these studies, participants (11, 10 and 10, respectively) lifted boxes (10, 15 and 10 kg, respectively) from ankle height. Spine compression reductions ranged from minor changes in the first exoskeleton to 17% and 14% reductions in the second and third exoskeleton, respectively. Lumbar flexion was increased by the first exoskeleton while it was reduced by the second and unaffected by the third. Effects of exoskeletons on spine compression were affected by support moments, reductions in lifting speed and subtle changes in lifting style. Modifications of design and control could help to improve the timing and magnitude of support of exoskeletons during lifting. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Subject
Lifting
Exoskeletons
Biomechanical
Low back pain
Manual lifting
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_29
TNO identifier
957891
Publisher
Cham, Springer
ISBN
9783030695477
Source
Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends. WeRob 2020, International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, 27 (27), 177-181
Series
Biosystems & Biorobotics
Document type
bookPart