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IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors Volume 7, 2019 - Issue 3-4: Occupational Exoskeletons, Guest Editors: Maury A. Nussbaum, Brian D. Lowe, Michiel de Looze, Carisa Harris-Adamson, Marty Smets
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Experimental Evaluation of a Shoulder-Support Exoskeleton for Overhead Work: Influences of Peak Torque Amplitude, Task, and Tool Mass

Logan Van EngelhovenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Nathan PoonDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA; View further author information
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Homayoon KazerooniDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA; View further author information
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David RempelDepartment of Bioengineering, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA; View further author information
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Alan BarrUC Ergonomics Research & Graduate Training Program, University of California, San Francisco, California, USAView further author information
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Carisa Harris-AdamsonDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA; ;UC Ergonomics Research & Graduate Training Program, University of California, San Francisco, California, USAView further author information
Pages 250-263 | Received 05 Jul 2018, Accepted 26 Jun 2019, Published online: 13 Jul 2019

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Niclas Hoffmann, Gilbert Prokop & Robert Weidner. (2022) Methodologies for evaluating exoskeletons with industrial applications. Ergonomics 65:2, pages 276-295.
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Maury A. Nussbaum, Brian D. Lowe, Michiel de Looze, Carisa Harris-Adamson & Marty Smets. (2019) An Introduction to the Special Issue on Occupational Exoskeletons. IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors 7:3-4, pages 153-162.
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