Improvement of Wearable Power Assist Wear for Low Back Support using Pneumatic Actuator
Open Access
- 17 October 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
- Vol. 249 (1), 012004
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/249/1/012004
Abstract
This study focuses on developing a safe, lightweight, power assist device that can be worn by people who like caregivers during lifting or static holding tasks to prevent low back pain (LBP). Therefore in consideration of their flexibility, light weight, and large force to weight ratio we have developed a Wearable Power Assist Wear for caregivers, two types of pneumatic actuators are employed in assisting low back movement for their safety and comfort. The device can be worn directly on the body like normal clothing. Because there is no rigid exoskeleton frame structure, it is lightweight and user friendly. In this paper, we proposed the new type of the wearable power assist wear and improved the controller of control system.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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