Exoskeleton Application to Military Manual Handling Tasks
Autor: | Daniel T. H. Lai, Greg L. Carstairs, Jasmine K. Proud, Kurt L Mudie, Rezaul Begg, Alessandro Garofolini, Daniel C. Billing |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
0209 industrial biotechnology
Manual handling Engineering business.industry Posture 05 social sciences Australia Human Factors and Ergonomics 02 engineering and technology Exoskeleton Device Load carrying Exoskeleton Behavioral Neuroscience Military Personnel 020901 industrial engineering & automation Wearable robot Human–computer interaction Humans Wounds and Injuries 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences business Musculoskeletal System 050107 human factors Applied Psychology |
Zdroj: | Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 64:527-554 |
ISSN: | 1547-8181 0018-7208 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0018720820957467 |
Popis: | Objective The aim of this review was to determine how exoskeletons could assist Australian Defence Force personnel with manual handling tasks. Background Musculoskeletal injuries due to manual handling are physically damaging to personnel and financially costly to the Australian Defence Force. Exoskeletons may minimize injury risk by supporting, augmenting, and/or amplifying the user’s physical abilities. Exoskeletons are therefore of interest in determining how they could support the unique needs of military manual handling personnel. Method Industrial and military exoskeleton studies from 1990 to 2019 were identified in the literature. This included 67 unique exoskeletons, for which Information about their current state of development was tabulated. Results Exoskeleton support of manual handling tasks is largely through squat/deadlift (lower limb) systems (64%), with the proposed use case for these being load carrying (42%) and 78% of exoskeletons being active. Human–exoskeleton analysis was the most prevalent form of evaluation (68%) with reported reductions in back muscle activation of 15%–54%. Conclusion The high frequency of citations of exoskeletons targeting load carrying reflects the need for devices that can support manual handling workers. Exoskeleton evaluation procedures varied across studies making comparisons difficult. The unique considerations for military applications, such as heavy external loads and load asymmetry, suggest that a significant adaptation to current technology or customized military-specific devices would be required for the introduction of exoskeletons into a military setting. Application Exoskeletons in the literature and their potential to be adapted for application to military manual handling tasks are presented. |
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