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Electromyography Assessment of the Assistance Provided by an Upper-Limb Exoskeleton in Maintenance Tasks.
- Source :
- Sensors (14248220); Aug2019, Vol. 19 Issue 15, p3391-3391, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- In this paper, the analysis of the intensity of muscle activations in different subjects when they perform an industrial task in a repetitive way assisted by a robotic upper-limb exoskeleton is presented. To do that, surface electromyography (EMG) signals were monitored with and without a robotic upper-limb exoskeleton for 10 subjects during a drilling task, a typical tedious maintenance or industrial task. Our results show that wearing the upper-limb exoskeleton substantially reduces muscle activity during a drilling task above head height. Specifically, there is statistically significant differences in the pectoralis major and rhomboids muscles between the groups wearing or not wearing the robotic upper-limb exoskeleton. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
ROBOTIC exoskeletons
PLANT maintenance
TASKS
PECTORALIS muscle
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14248220
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 15
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sensors (14248220)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138031668
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/s19153391