NeuroSuitUp: System Architecture and Validation of a Motor Rehabilitation Wearable Robotics and Serious Game Platform.

Journal: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: This article presents the system architecture and validation of the NeuroSuitUp body-machine interface (BMI). The platform consists of wearable robotics jacket and gloves in combination with a serious game application for self-paced neurorehabilitation in spinal cord injury and chronic stroke.

Authors

  • Konstantinos Mitsopoulos
    Psychology Department, Carnegie Mellon University.
  • Vasiliki Fiska
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Konstantinos Tagaras
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Athanasios Papias
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Panagiotis Antoniou
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Konstantinos Nizamis
    Department of Design, Production and Management, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands.
  • Konstantinos Kasimis
    Department of Physiotherapy, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Paschalina-Danai Sarra
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Diamanto Mylopoulou
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Theodore Savvidis
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Apostolos Praftsiotis
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Athanasios Arvanitidis
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • George Lyssas
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Konstantinos Chasapis
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Alexandros Moraitopoulos
    Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Laboratory, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Alexander Astaras
    Biomedical Electronics Robotics & Devices (BERD) Group, Lab of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Panagiotis D Bamidis
    Biomedical Electronics Robotics & Devices (BERD) Group, Lab of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Alkinoos Athanasiou
    Biomedical Electronics Robotics & Devices (BERD) Group, Lab of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.