A Study of Power-Assist Technology to Reduce Body Burden During Loading and Unloading Operations by Support of Knee Joint Motion

Yoshihiko Naruoka; Naruaki Hiramitsu; Yusuke Mitsuya

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JRM Vol.28 No.6 pp. 949-957

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2016.p0949

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A Study of Power-Assist Technology to Reduce Body Burden During Loading and Unloading Operations by Support of Knee Joint Motion

Yoshihiko Naruoka, Naruaki Hiramitsu, and Yusuke Mitsuya

Power and Industrial Systems R&D Center, Toshiba Corporation
1 Komukaitoshiba-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 212-8581, Japan

Received:

January 18, 2016

Accepted:

August 25, 2016

Published:

December 20, 2016

Keywords:

power assist, knee assist, logistics work, wearable, exoskeleton

Abstract

Workers in logistics sorting centers stand up by stretching their bent knees in order to pick up parcels. They use this method to prevent lower back pain. To assist these operations, an exoskeleton can support this motion of bending the knee joint. Therefore, to reduce the burden on the body during loading and unloading operations, we developed and performed the primary evaluation of power-assist technology consisting of a wearable exoskeleton that supports the knee joint motion.

Power-assist device by supporting knee joint motion

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Y. Naruoka, N. Hiramitsu, and Y. Mitsuya, “A Study of Power-Assist Technology to Reduce Body Burden During Loading and Unloading Operations by Support of Knee Joint Motion,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.28 No.6, pp. 949-957, 2016.

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