Abstract: In this study, an inverse dynamics optimization formulation and solution procedure is developed for musculoskeletal simulations. The proposed method has three main features: high order recursive B-spline interpolation, ...

Abstract: Bio-inspired robots provide solutions in many applications. Robots that can traverse and transport materials through confined areas are useful in disaster response, mining, mapping, and tunneling. The proposed robot is an ...

Abstract: Exoskeletons have the ability to aid humans in physically demanding and injury-prone activities, such as lifting loads while squatting. However, despite their immense potential, the control of powered exoskeletons remains ...

Abstract: Symmetric lifting is a common manual material handling strategy in daily life and is the main cause of low back pain. In the literature, symmetric lifting is mainly simulated by using two-dimensional (2D) models because ...

Abstract: This paper predicts the optimal motion for a repetitive lifting task considering muscle fatigue. The Denavit–Hartenberg (DH) representation is employed to characterize the two-dimensional (2D) digital human model with 10 ...

Abstract: The optimizationbased dynamic prediction of 3D human running motion is studied in this paper. A predictive dynamics method is used to formulate the running problem, and normal running is formulated as a symmetric and cyclic ...

Abstract: Box delivery is a complicated task and it is challenging to predict the box delivery motion associated with the box weight, delivering speed, and location. This paper presents a single task-based inverse dynamics optimization ...