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Peters, S.L.A. (author), Tabasi, A. (author), Kingma, I. (author), van Dijk, W. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)Mechanical loading of the low-back is an important risk factor for the development of low-back pain. Real-time estimation of the L5S1 joint moment (ML5S1) can give an insight to reduce mechanical loading. Model accuracy depends on sensor information, limiting the number of input variables to estimate ML5S1 increases practical feasibility, but...article 2023
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Kingma, I. (author), Naziris, F. (author), Gersant-Poulain, L. (author), Aninat, R. (author), Bakker, K. (author), Simor, M. (author), Theelen, M. (author)To increase the bankability of photovoltaics (PV), a more accurate prediction of the lifetime and degradation-rate of PV modules is required. In past studies, average degradation rates for different technologies have been derived from field data. However, in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) based PV, localized shunts are commonly found in modules coming out...article 2023
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Tabasi, A. (author), Brouwer, N.P. (author), Kingma, I. (author), van Dijk, W. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), Moya-Esteban, A. (author), van de Kooij, H. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)This study investigated the effects of back muscle fatigue on the estimation of low-back loads and active low-back moments during lifting, using an EMG and kinematics based model calibrated with data from an unfatigued state. Fourteen participants performed lifting tasks in unfatigued and fatigued states. Fatigue was induced through semi-static...article 2023
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Brouwer, N.P. (author), Tabasi, A. (author), Moya-Esteban, A. (author), Sartori, M. (author), van Dijk, W. (author), Kingma, I. (author), van Dieen, J.H. (author)The effectiveness of exoskeletons could be enhanced by incorporating low back muscle fatigue estimates in their control. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether low back muscle fatigue can be estimated using the spectral content of trunk extensor muscle high-density EMG (HDEMG) by considering the motor unit action potential...bookPart 2022
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Tabasi, A. (author), Lazzaroi, M. (author), Brouwer, N.P. (author), Kingma, I. (author), van Dijk, W. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), Toxiri, S. (author), Ortiz, J. (author), van Dieen, J.H. (author)Estimation of low-back load can be used to determine the assistance to be provided by an actuated back-support exoskeleton. To this end, an EMG-driven muscle model and a regression model can be implemented. The goal of the regression model is to reduce the number of required sensors for load estimation. Both models need to be calibrated. This...bookPart 2022
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Tabasi, A. (author), Lazzaroni, M. (author), Brouwer, N.P. (author), Kingma, I. (author), van Dijk, W. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), Toxiri, S. (author), Ortiz, J. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)The risk of low-back pain in manual material handling could potentially be reduced by back-support exoskeletons. Preferably, the level of exoskeleton support relates to the required muscular effort, and therefore should be proportional to the moment generated by trunk muscle activities. To this end, a regression-based prediction model of this...article 2022
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Brouwer, N.P. (author), Tabasi, A. (author), Kingma, I. (author), Stegeman, D.F. (author), van Dijk, W. (author), Moya-Esteban, A. (author), Sartori, M. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)While a decreasing spectral content of surface electromyography reflects low back muscle fatigue development, reliability of these decreases may be insufficient. Decreasing frequency content is largely determined by decreasing average motor unit action potential conduction velocities (CV), which is considered a more direct measure of muscle...article 2022
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Koopman, A.S. (author), Kingma, I. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)Low-back pain is the number one cause of disability in the world, with mechanical loading as one of the major risk factors. Exoskeletons have been introduced in the workplace to reduce low back loading. During static forward bending, exoskeletons have been shown to reduce back muscle activity by 10% to 40%. However, effects during dynamic...article 2020
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Tabasi, A. (author), Kingma, I. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), van Dijk, W. (author), Koopman, A.S. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)Back support exoskeletons are designed to prevent work-related low-back pain by reducing mechanical loading. For actuated exoskeletons, support based on moments actively produced by the trunk muscles appears a viable approach. The moment can be estimated by a biomechanical model. However, one of the main challenges here is the feasibility of...article 2020
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Koopman, A.S. (author), Naf, M. (author), Baltrusch, S.J. (author), Kingma, I. (author), Rodriguez-Guerrero, C. (author), Babic, J. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)The number one cause of disability in the world is low-back pain, with mechanical loading as one of the major risk factors. To reduce mechanical loading, exoskeletons have been introduced in the workplace. Substantial reductions in back muscle activity were found when using the exoskeleton during static bending and manual materials handling....article 2020
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de Vries, A.W. (author), Murphy, M. (author), Könemann, R. (author), Kingma, I. (author), de Looze, M. (author)Occupational Applications. Our study quantified the extent of support provided by a passive arm-support exoskeleton throughout a range of postures. Mechanical support generated by the arm-support exoskeleton (SkelEx, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) that we tested clearly reaches its maximum at elevation angles ranging from 60° to 120°, where the...article 2019
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Koopman, A.S. (author), Toxiri, S. (author), Power, V. (author), Kingma, I. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author), Ortiz, J. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author)With mechanical loading as the main risk factor for LBP, exoskeletons (EXO)are designed to reduce the load on the back by taking over part of the moment normally generated by back muscles. The present study investigated the effect of an active exoskeleton, controlled using three different control modes (INCLINATION, EMG & HYBRID), on spinal...article 2019
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Koopman, A.S. (author), Kingma, I. (author), Faber, G.S. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)With mechanical loading as the main risk factor for LBP in mind, exoskeletons are designed to reduce the load on the back by taking over a part of the required moment. The present study assessed the effect of a passive exoskeleton on back and abdominal muscle activation, hip and lumbar flexion and on the contribution of both the human and the...article 2019
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Könemann, R. (author), Bosch, T. (author), Kingma, I. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author)In this study the effects of horizontal bin locations in an order picking workstation on upper arm elevation, trunk inclination and hand use were investigated. Eight subjects moved (self-paced) light or heavy products (0.2 and 3.0 kg) from a central product bin to an inner or outer order bin (at 60 or 150 cm) on the left or right side of the...article 2015
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Coenen, P. (author), Mathiassen, S.E. (author), Kingma, I. (author), Boot, C.R.L. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)Objectives: Exposure-outcome studies, for instance on work-related low-back pain (LBP), often classify workers into groups for which exposures are estimated from measurements on a sample of workers within or outside the specific study. The present study investigated the influence on bias and power in exposure-outcome associations of the sizes of...article 2015
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Coenen, P. (author), Kingma, I. (author), Boot, C.R.L. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)The trade-off between feasibility and accuracy of measurements of physical exposure at the workplace has often been discussed, but is unsufficiently understood. We therefore explored the effect of two low-back loading measurement tools with different accuracies on exposure estimates and their associations with low-back pain (LBP). Low-back...article 2015
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Coenen, P. (author), Kingma, I. (author), Boot, C.R.L. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)Objectives: Reported associations of physical exposures during work (eg, lifting, trunk flexion or rotation) and low-back pain (LBP) are rather inconsistent. Mechanical back loads (eg, moments on the low back) as a result of exposure to abovementioned risk factors have been suggested to be important as such loads provide a more direct...article 2014
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Coenen, P. (author), Kingma, I. (author), Boot, C.R.L. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)Valid and reliable low-back load assessment tools that can be used in field situations are needed for epidemiologic studies and for ergonomic practice. The aim of this study was to assess the inter-rater reliability of a low-back load video-analysis method in a field setting.Five raters analyzed 50 work site manual material handling tasks of 14...article 2013
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Coenen, P. (author), Kingma, I. (author), Boot, C.R.L. (author), Twisk, J.W.R. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)Purpose Much research has been performed on physical exposures during work (e.g. lifting, trunk flexion or body vibrations) as risk factors for low back pain (LBP), however results are inconsistent. Information on the effect of doses (e.g. spinal force or low back moments) on LBP may be more reliable but is lacking yet. The aim of the present...article 2013
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Coenen, P. (author), Mathiassen, S.E. (author), Kingma, I. (author), Boot, C.R.L. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van Dieen, J.H. (author)Session: 14. Exposure Assessment IIconference paper 2013
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