Study — Impact of the Japet.W exoskeleton on muscular activity during load carrying

Résultats EMG en conditions de travail : évolution de l’activité des muscles lombaires avec un exosquelette, protocole, limites et implications pour la prévention des TMS.

Feb

2023

5 min

background

The objective of this study* is to analyze the impact of The Japet.W exoskeleton on the muscles of the Abdominal-lumbar belt.

* Study in progress. Here are highlighted the preliminary results of this one.

Method

Electromyograms were positioned on the abdominal muscles, the external obliquis and the lumbar muscles, to measure the muscular activity of the abdominal-lumbar belt. The participants have Simulation of handling movements with and without the Japet.W. exoskeleton

Result

We can conclude from this study that the muscular activity of the abdominal-lumbar zone is maintained while wearing the Japet.W. exoskeleton

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