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EXOSQUELETTE [2 records]

Record 1 2025-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Rehabilitation (Medicine)
  • Military Equipment
DEF

... a wearable device that augments, enables, assists, or enhances [the] wearer's motion, posture, or physical activity ...

CONT

Exoskeletons can be categorized as active (powered) and passive (mechanical) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Réadaptation (Médecine)
  • Matériel militaire
DEF

[...] structure externe, revêtue par un individu pour l'assister dans l'exécution de ses mouvements, grâce à la genèse d'un couple de force, réduisant ou remplaçant l'effort musculaire initialement requis pour la réalisation d'une tâche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Automatización y aplicaciones
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
  • Rehabilitación (Medicina)
  • Equipo militar
DEF

[...] estructura externa que se adapta al cuerpo humano asistiendo o potenciando los movimientos del usuario.

CONT

El exoesqueleto se opera por medio de sistemas electrónicos y mecánicos que detectan y amplifican los movimientos intencionados del paciente que lo utiliza, lo que le permite adaptarse a sus necesidades particulares en cada momento.

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Record 2 2004-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
DEF

The external supportive covering of certain invertebrates, such as arthropods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
DEF

Nom donné, chez les Animaux supérieurs, aux productions épidermiques, ongles, sabots, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Zoología
DEF

Esqueleto externo, segregado por el ectodermo en los celentéreos o por la epidermis en muchos invertebrados.

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