Dataset for Benchmarking commercially available soft and rigid passive back exoskeletons for an industrial workplace

Data accompanying the publication https://doi.org/10.1017/wtc.2024.2

----------The emg_dynamic.mat and emg_static.mat contain the muscle activity data from the study saved in a struct format of MATLAB. The average muscle activity is provided across each participant and condition and time normalized to 1000 samples. The comfort.xlsx contain the results of the discomfort questionnaire for each participant. 

There were 5 conditions: NoExo, Laevo, Paexo, Darwing, and Auxivo. 10 participants were included in the study. 12 EMG were measured in order from channel 1 to 12: Rectus Abdominis (right and left), Internal Obliques (right and left), External Obliques (right and left), Iliocostalis Lumborum (right and left), Longissimus Lumborum (right and left), and Longissimus Thoracis (right and left). 

There are three dynamic conditions: Asymmetric, Static, and Squat. There are two static conditions: 40 degrees, and 60 degrees. 

Each condition contains a MxNxK matrix. Where M = 1000, representing the time normalized samples; N = 12, representing each EMG channel, and K = 10, denoting each participant.