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A Real-time Graphic Interface for the Monitoring of the Human Joint Overloadings with Application to Assistive Exoskeletons

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This work presents an intuitive graphic interface to make its users aware of potentially risky body configurations while being exposed to external loads. Employing an algorithm we proposed in a recent work, we estimate the human joint torque overloading caused by an external force. This information is used as an input for the graphical interface to provide the user with an intuitive feedback about the strain on each joint. Hence, the users can be aware of the loading states, react to them accordingly, and minimise the risk of injuries or chronic pain. This graphical interface can help the users learn and achieve more ergonomic configurations during industrial job duties.

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    The overloading joint torque refers to the torque induced into the human joint by an external load.

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  1. HRI2 Lab, Department of Advanced Robotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy

    Marta Lorenzini, Wansoo Kim & Arash Ajoudani

  2. Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Marta Lorenzini & Elena De Momi

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  1. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy

    Maria Chiara Carrozza

  2. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Translational Neural Engineering Area, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy

    Silvestro Micera

  3. Spanish National Research Council, Cajal Institute, Madrid, Spain

    José L. Pons

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Lorenzini, M., Kim, W., De Momi, E., Ajoudani, A. (2019). A Real-time Graphic Interface for the Monitoring of the Human Joint Overloadings with Application to Assistive Exoskeletons. In: Carrozza, M., Micera, S., Pons, J. (eds) Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends. WeRob 2018. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 22. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_54

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