Publications
Journals
(2020) SPEXOR passive spinal exoskeleton decreases metabolic cost during symmetric repetitive lifting, European Journal of Applied Physiology 120(2), p. 401-412, url, doi:10.1007/s00421-019-04284-6
(2020) Validation of a wearable system for 3D ambulatory L5/S1 moment assessment during manual lifting using instrumented shoes and an inertial sensor suit, Journal of Biomechanics, p. 109671, url, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109671
(2020) Perspectives of End Users on the Potential Use of Trunk Exoskeletons for People With Low-Back Pain: A Focus Group Study, Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, p. 001872081988578, url, doi:10.1177/0018720819885788
(2019) Small, movement dependent perturbations substantially alter postural control strategy in healthy young adults, Journal of Biomechanics 91, p. 1-6, url, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.09.008
(2019) Effects of a passive exoskeleton on the mechanical loading of the low back in static holding tasks, Journal of Biomechanics 83, p. 97-103, url, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.11.033
(2019) Testing an Exoskeleton That Helps Workers With Lower-Back Pain: Less Discomfort With the Passive SPEXOR Trunk Device, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, p. 0-0, url, doi:10.1109/MRA.2019.2954160
(2019) The effect of control strategies for an active back-support exoskeleton on spine loading and kinematics during lifting, Journal of Biomechanics 91, p. 14-22, url, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.04.044
(2019) Real-time feedback to reduce low-back load in lifting and lowering, Journal of Biomechanics, p. 109513, url, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109513
(2019) Effects of a passive back exoskeleton on the mechanical loading of the low-back during symmetric lifting, Journal of Biomechanics, p. 109486, url, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109486
(2019) Assistive Arm-Exoskeleton Control Based on Human Muscular Manipulability, Frontiers in Neurorobotics 13, p. 30, Frontiers, url, doi:10.3389/fnbot.2019.00030
(2019) SPEXOR: Design and development of passive spinal exoskeletal robot for low back pain prevention and vocational reintegration, SN Applied Sciences 1(3), p. 262, url, doi:10.1007/s42452-019-0266-1
(2018) Rationale, Implementation and Evaluation of Assistive Strategies for an Active Back-Support Exoskeleton, Frontiers in Robotics and AI 5(May), p. 1-14, url, doi:10.3389/frobt.2018.00053
(2018) Passive Back Support Exoskeleton Improves Range of Motion Using Flexible Beams, Frontiers in Robotics and AI 5, url, doi:10.3389/frobt.2018.00072
(2018) Continuous ambulatory hand force monitoring during manual materials handling using instrumented force shoes and an inertial motion capture suit., Journal of biomechanics 70, p. 235-241, pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.10.006
(2018) The effect of a passive trunk exoskeleton on functional performance in healthy individuals., Applied ergonomics 72, p. 94-106, pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2018.04.007
(2018) Predicting the influence of hip and lumbar flexibility on lifting motions using optimal control., Journal of biomechanics, url, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.07.028
(2018) Human-In-The-Loop Control and Task Learning for Pneumatically Actuated Muscle Based Robots, Frontiers in Neurorobotics 12, p. 71, Frontiers, url, doi:10.3389/fnbot.2018.00071
(2018) The effect of a passive trunk exoskeleton on functional performance in healthy individuals, Applied Ergonomics 72, p. 94-106, url, doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2018.04.007
(2018) Misalignment Compensation for Full Human-Exoskeleton Kinematic Compatibility: State of the Art and Evaluation, Applied Mechanics Reviews 70(5), p. 050802, url, doi:10.1115/1.4042523
(2017) Motion Optimization and Parameter Identification for a Human and Lower Back Exoskeleton Model, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2(3), p. 1564-1570, url, doi:10.1109/LRA.2017.2676355
(2017) A robotic system for delivering novel real-time, movement dependent perturbations, Gait & Posture 58, p. 386-389, url, doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.08.038
(2017) Estimating the L5S1 flexion/extension moment in symmetrical lifting using a simplified ambulatory measurement system, Journal of Biomechanics, p. 1-7, url, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.10.001
(2017) Predicting the Motions and Forces of Wearable Robotic Systems Using Optimal Control, Frontiers in Robotics and AI 4, p. 41, Frontiers, url, doi:10.3389/frobt.2017.00041
(2017) Towards Discrete Mechanics and Optimal Control for Complex Models * *Financial support by the European Commission within the H2020 project Spexor (GA 687662) is gratefully acknowledged, IFAC-PapersOnLine 50(1), p. 4812-4818, url, doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.966
(2016) Adaptive Control of Exoskeleton Robots for Periodic Assistive Behaviours Based on EMG Feedback Minimisation, PLOS ONE 11(2), Dingguo Zhang (ed.), p. e0148942, url, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148942
(2016) Human motor adaptation in whole body motion, Scientific Reports 6(1), p. 32868, Nature Publishing Group, url, doi:10.1038/srep32868
Conferences
(2018) Design and preliminary testing of a pneumatic exoskeleton for walking assistance, 27th International Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ERK 2018, p. 159-162, url
(2017) Power-augmentation control approach for arm exoskeleton based on human muscular manipulability, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), p. 5929-5934, IEEE, url, doi:10.1109/ICRA.2017.7989698
(2017) Utilizing speed-accuracy trade-off models for human-robot coadaptation during cooperative groove fitting task, 2017 IEEE-RAS 17th International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids), p. 107-112, Birmingham: IEEE, url, doi:10.1109/HUMANOIDS.2017.8239544
(2017) Parameter optimization for passive spinal exoskeletons based on experimental data and optimal control, 2017 IEEE-RAS 17th International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids), p. 535-540, IEEE, url, doi:10.1109/HUMANOIDS.2017.8246924
(2017) Comparison of classification methods for hip exoskeleton actuator control, 26th International Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ERK 2017, p. 229-232
(2016) Augmentation of human arm motor control by isotropic force manipulability, 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), p. 696-701, Daejeon: IEEE, url, doi:10.1109/IROS.2016.7759128
(2016) Cooperative human-robot control based on Fitts' law, 2016 IEEE-RAS 16th International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), p. 345-350, Cancun: IEEE, url, doi:10.1109/HUMANOIDS.2016.7803299
Books
(2019) Human Trunk Stabilization with Hip Exoskeleton for Enhanced Postural Control, Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends, p. 450-454, Springer, Cham, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_87
(2019) Real-Time Control of Quasi-Active Hip Exoskeleton Based on Gaussian Mixture Model Approach, Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends, p. 244-248, Springer, Cham, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_47
(2019) The Effect of a Passive Trunk Exoskeleton on Functional Performance and Metabolic Costs, Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends, p. 229-233, Springer, Cham, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_44
(2019) Trunk Range of Motion in the Sagittal Plane with and Without a Flexible Back Support Exoskeleton, Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends, p. 239-243, Springer, Cham, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_46
(2019) Optimizing Design Characteristics of Passive and Active Spinal Exoskeletons for Challenging Work Tasks, Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends, p. 249-253, Springer, Cham, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_48
(2018) Shared Control for Human-Robot Cooperative Manipulation Tasks, Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2017, Carlo Ferraresi, Giuseppe Quaglia (ed.), p. 787-796, Cham: Springer International Publishing, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-61276-8_83
(2018) Open Source EMG Device for Controlling a Robotic Hand, Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2017, Carlo Ferraresi, Giuseppe Quaglia (ed.), p. 797-804, Cham: Springer International Publishing, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-61276-8_84
(2017) Upper Limb Exoskeleton Control for Isotropic Sensitivity of Human Arm, Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends 16, José González-Vargas, Jaime Ibáñez, Jose L. Contreras-Vidal, Herman van der Kooij, José Luis Pons (ed.), p. 433-437, Springer International Publishing, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-46532-6_71
(2017) SPEXOR: Spinal Exoskeletal Robot for Low Back Pain Prevention and Vocational Reintegration, Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends, José González-Vargas, Jaime Ibáñez, Jose L. Contreras-Vidal, Herman van der Kooij, José Luis Pons (ed.), p. 311-315, Springer International Publishing, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-46532-6_51
(2017) SPEXOR: Towards a Passive Spinal Exoskeleton, Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends 16, José González-Vargas, Jaime Ibáñez, Jose L. Contreras-Vidal, Herman van der Kooij, José Luis Pons (ed.), p. 325-329, Springer International Publishing, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-46532-6_53
(2017) Model-Based Optimization for the Design of Exoskeletons that Help Humans to Sustain Large Pushes While Walking, Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation II 15, Jaime Ibáñez, José González-Vargas, José María Azorín, Metin Akay, José Luis Pons (ed.), p. 821-825, Springer International Publishing, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_134
(2017) Optimizing Wearable Assistive Devices with Neuromuscular Models and Optimal Control, Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation II 15, Jaime Ibáñez, José González-Vargas, José María Azorín, Metin Akay, José Luis Pons (ed.), p. 627-632, Springer International Publishing, url, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_103