TREB: A Pneumatically Actuated Tunable Resistive Exercise Bellows Device for Resistance Training

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dc.contributor.advisorPreston, Daniel Jen_US
dc.creatorZobayed, Irfanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T16:29:27Zen_US
dc.date.created2024-05en_US
dc.date.issued2024-04-19en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2024en_US
dc.date.updated2024-05-22T16:29:27Zen_US
dc.descriptionEMBARGO NOTE: This item is embargoed until 2025-05-01en_US
dc.description.abstractResistance training is imperative for overall health and well-being in humans. This modality of exercise is not only popular for maintaining a healthy lifestyle but is also sought after by athletes for increased performance and patients with mobility impairments for locomotion therapy. However, resistance training equipment can be inaccessible for both humans on earth and space, where gravity independent and vibration isolated equipment can combat muscle loss in astronauts. TREB (tunable resistive exercise bellows) resistance training device leverages pneumatic resistance for gravity independent resistance-based training in a compact, lightweight device compared to traditional resistance exercise equipment, like free-weights and weighted machines. This work demonstrates the modeling and performance characterization of the expected resistive behavior for quick, interchangeable pneumatic resistors to tune TREBs resistive output. Furthermore, a suite of TREB exercises are proposed that contribute to both resistive exercises for enhanced muscular conditioning and other rehabilitative and assistive applications.en_US
dc.embargo.lift2025-05-01en_US
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dc.identifier.citationZobayed, Irfan. TREB: A Pneumatically Actuated Tunable Resistive Exercise Bellows Device for Resistance Training. (2024). Masters thesis, Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/116198en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/116198en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectsoft roboticsen_US
dc.subjectfluid mechanicsen_US
dc.subjectresistance trainingen_US
dc.subjectassistive devicesen_US
dc.titleTREB: A Pneumatically Actuated Tunable Resistive Exercise Bellows Device for Resistance Trainingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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