C.r.f. Societa Consortile Per Azioni

Francesca Gallo

Massimo Di Pardo

Giorgio Pasquettaz

Rossella Monferino

A system for assisting an operator in a work station includes a collaborative robot, with a robot electronic controller, configured for conducting an operation in an open, non-protected space, adjacent and in cooperation with the operator, an exoskeleton including one or more actuators, wearable by the operator for receiving assistance in conducting one or more operations, a plurality of sensors associable to the body of the operator and configured for detecting at least one parameter. An electronic controller is configured for receiving signals by the sensors and for sending signals to the one or more actuators of the exoskeleton and to the robot controller based on an elaboration of signals received by the sensors, wherein the system controller is configured and programmed for dynamically controlling the exoskeleton and the robot so as to avoid collisions or injuries between the robot and the operator or conditions of lack of safety for the operator, and to enable the robot to cooperate with the operator by assuming positions suitable to the physical and physiological features, to the workload and to the postures of the operator.

System for assisting an operator in a work station

An assistance apparatus wearable by a subject for an assistance in forward reclining movements of the torso includes an upper structure for the engagement of the subject's torso and a lower structure for the engagement of the subject's legs, pivotally connected to each other around an axis, at least one elastic device operatively interposed between the upper structure and the lower structure and at least one electric motor operatively arranged in series with the elastic device, between the upper structure and the lower structure, and actionable for dynamically controlling the extent of deformation of the elastic device.

Apparatus wearable by a subject for assisting forward reclining movements of the torso

Described herein is a sensorized glove, in particular designed for ergonomic analysis, including an inner glove, which comprises a plurality of extensometer sensors configured for detecting relative movements between parts of a worker's hand; and an outer glove, which comprises a plurality of pressure sensors distributed over a palmar surface and configured for detecting the pressure exerted in corresponding areas of said palmar surface. Moreover described is a corresponding method for determining the type of grasp exerted by a worker.

Sensorized glove and corresponding method for ergonomic analysis of the hand, in particular a worker's hand

Described herein is a system and method for ergonomic analysis including a sensorized glove having an inner glove including a plurality of extensometer sensors for detecting relative movements between parts of a worker's hand, and an outer glove including a plurality of pressure sensors distributed over a palmar surface and for detecting pressure exerted in corresponding areas of said palmar surface; a wearable network of sensors being located in the network so that they can be associated to corresponding joints of the human body; a unit for generating a sequence of images of a worker task; and a processing unit for receiving data and/or signals from the sensorized glove, from the wearable sensor network, and/or from the unit, and configured for processing said data and/or signals to estimate ergonomic indicators and/or to obtain local information of effort and/or posture.

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Orbassano, Italy

Francesca Gallo