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Ali Golabchi
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Latest papers
Musculoskeletal Modeling of a Hinge-Type Back-Support Exoskeleton: A Simplified Approach for Practical Assessment.
Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026
Insights from In-Field Applications of Back-Support Exoskeletons in the Construction Industry: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions.
IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors · 2026 · senior author
Assessment of a Passive Exoskeleton for Neck and Lower Back Support: A Task Study on Muscle Activity and User Perceived Exertion.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $250,000
Automated Individual-Tailored Task Biomechanics Correction Training with Brain Sensing, Augmented Reality, and Reinforcement Learning
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
11 publications.
Musculoskeletal Modeling of a Hinge-Type Back-Support Exoskeleton: A Simplified Approach for Practical Assessment.
Riahi N, Jasimi Zindashti N, Golabchi A, Tavakoli M, Rouhani H
Insights from In-Field Applications of Back-Support Exoskeletons in the Construction Industry: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions.
Jasimi Zindashti N, Riahi N, Bonakdar A, Beltran Martinez K, Krell S, Craig G, Phillips C, Tavakoli M, Rouhani H, Golabchi A
Assessment of a Passive Exoskeleton for Neck and Lower Back Support: A Task Study on Muscle Activity and User Perceived Exertion.
Jasimi Zindashti N, Riahi N, Miller L, Tavakoli M, Rouhani H, Golabchi A
A predictive equation for maximum acceptable efforts based on duty cycle in repetitive back-involved tasks.
Zindashti NJ, Martinez KB, Golabchi A, Tavakoli M, Rouhani H
Perceived fatigue progression tracking during manual handling tasks using sEMG recordings.
Bonakdar A, Disselhorst-Klug C, Beltran Martinez K, Golabchi A, Tavakoli M, Rouhani H
Assessing Effectiveness of Passive Exoskeletons and Tool Selection on Ergonomic Safety in Manhole Cover Removal.
Wang X, Golabchi A, Shakourisalim M, Beltran Martinez K, Estaji Z, Krell S, Tavakoli M, Rouhani H
Estimation of lower back muscle force in a lifting task using wearable IMUs.
Shakourisalim M, Martinez KB, Golabchi A, Tavakoli M, Rouhani H
A comparative study of biomechanical assessments in laboratory and field settings for manual material handling tasks using extractor tools and exoskeletons.
Shakourisalim M, Wang X, Beltran Martinez K, Golabchi A, Krell S, Tavakoli M, Rouhani H
A framework for evaluation and adoption of industrial exoskeletons.
Golabchi A, Riahi N, Fix M, Miller L, Rouhani H, Tavakoli M
A Dynamic Procedure to Detect Maximum Voluntary Contractions in Low Back.
Wang X, Beltran Martinez K, Golabchi A, Tavakoli M, Rouhani H
Automated Individual-Tailored Task Biomechanics Correction Training with Brain Sensing, Augmented Reality, and Reinforcement Learning
Principal investigators: Lee, Gaang
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Mahdi Tavakoli and Hossein Rouhani: 25 shared papers
- Mahdi Tavakoli and Ali Golabchi: 11 shared papers
- Hossein Rouhani and Ali Golabchi: 10 shared papers
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Dept
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