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Chawin Ophaswongse

2 accepted papers

2020

Characterizing Torso Stiffness in Female Adolescents With and Without Scoliosis

RA-L 2020

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal curvature that affects 3% of the population and disproportionately affects females. It is treated with bracing and many researchers are developing models of the torso to optimize the effectiveness of brace designs. Unfortunately, the data available t

Cited by 12SourceScholar
2020

Optimal Design of a Novel 3-DOF Orientational Parallel Mechanism for Pelvic Assistance on a Wheelchair: An Approach Based on Kinematic Geometry and Screw Theory

RA-L 2020

Pelvis mobility is essential to the daily seated activities of wheelchair users, however it is not yet fully addressed in the field of active wearable devices. This letter presents a novel design and optimization methodology of an in-parallel actuated robotic brace for assisting the human pelvis dur

Cited by 10SourceScholar