Comparing the Effectiveness of Control Methodologies of a Hip-Knee-Ankle Exoskeleton During Squatting

Jared M. Li,Owen Winship,Stefan Fasano,Bridget Longo,Nicole M. Esposito,Gregory S. Sawicki,Robert J. Griffin,Gwendolyn M. Bryan,Jared M. Li,Owen Winship,Stefan Fasano,Bridget Longo,Nicole M. Esposito,Gregory S. Sawicki,Robert J. Griffin,Gwendolyn M. Bryan

Manual materials handling occupations often involve repetitive lifting, lowering, and carrying motions, which can lead to muscular fatigue and/or injury. The risk increases when loads must be worn on the body for the entirety of a job shift. Exoskeletons have been developed to assist these types of motions, but require the user to bear the weight of a load through their body. Load carriage exoskel...