Browsing CE Theses and Dissertations by Author "Hakansson, Nils A."
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A mattress contact model for a musculoskeletal simulation of human rolling
Shotwell, Casey M. (Wichita State University, 2020-07)Limited mobility affects a lot of people, including those who have recently had surgery or major trauma, the geriatric population, and people with disabilities. Many people with limited mobility cannot reposition themselves ... -
Arm supporting exoskeletons efficacy changes due to exoskeleton, size, and sex
Hodson, Aaron DeWayne (Wichita State University, 2021-05)Exoskeletons have been gaining popularity for use in industrial applications and rehabilitative medicine. The arm-supporting exoskeleton (ASE) is one of the exoskeletons being utilized to reduce the shoulder muscle force ... -
Biomechanical effects of ankle sprain orthoses
Figueroa Reymundo, Pedro (Wichita State University, 2017-12)When treating grade III ankle sprains, patients are often instructed to immobilize the affected ligaments in order to allow reparative healing. However, signs of functional instability are apparent after long periods of ... -
Investigating a correlation between manual handling tasks and fatigue activity via a psychophysical approach
Alali, Abbas Hashim (Wichita State University, 2021-12)Although robotics and automation machines are leading over modern industry, manual material handling tasks remain inevitable due to high demand in the workplace. Unsafe manual handling tasks affect many people in the ... -
Musculoskeletal biomechanics of human rolling
Hassan, Mahdi (Wichita State University, 2015-12)Rolling in the bed is an essential and complex activity of daily living. A reduction in rolling variability may reduce the complexity and aid our understanding of human rolling. The goal of this study was to find the ... -
Needs finding to assess wayfinding and navigation challenges encountered by people with limited mobility
Schmidt, Kayla (Wichita State University, 2022-07)Currently, personal navigational systems are largely reserved for outdoor travel using GPS technologies on smartphone applications. While smartphones are approaching ubiquity, navigational systems have lacked consideration ... -
Rolling pattern and energy requirements when rolling from supine to side-lying on rigid and soft surfaces
Agrawal, Rahul Omprakash (Wichita State University, 2017-12)Rolling is an activity that most people perform repeatedly on a daily basis. Rolling and repositioning oneself in bed serves to improve comfort, circulation, and sleep quality and prevent decubitus ulcers, commonly referred ... -
The relationship between preference and performance using three passive exoskeletons during simulated aircraft manufacturing tasks
Alqahtani, Haifa Shulaywih (Wichita State University, 2022-05)Exoskeletons are a promising technology that could bridge the gap between unassisted human operations and conventional robots. Many studies on shoulder exoskeletons have shown great benefit in reducing strain and loads ...