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Alessandra Carriero

2 accepted papers

2019

Spine-Inspired Continuum Soft Exoskeleton for Stoop Lifting Assistance

RA-L 2019

Back injuries are the most prevalent work-related musculoskeletal disorders and represent a major cause of disability. Although innovations in wearable robots aim to alleviate this hazard, the majority of existing exoskeletons are obtrusive because the rigid linkage design limits natural movement, t

Cited by 80SourceScholar
2018

Comfort-Centered Design of a Lightweight and Backdrivable Knee Exoskeleton

RA-L 2018

This letter presents design principles for comfort-centered wearable robots and their application in a lightweight and backdrivable knee exoskeleton. The mitigation of discomfort is treated as mechanical design and control issues and three solutions are proposed in this letter: 1) a new wearable str

Cited by 116SourceScholar