IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Sep 1, 2023
The use of portable and lightweight wearable assistive devices can improve wearer locomotion efficiency by reducing the metabolic cost of walking. To achieve this goal, assistive technologies must adapt to different locomotion modes to optimize walki...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Sep 1, 2023
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) causes permanent disabilities, such as foot drop. This condition affects the gait pattern, increasing the metabolic cost and risk of falling. Robotics with serious games has shown promising results in the gait rehabilitati...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Sep 1, 2023
The idea of using mobile assistance robots for gait training in rehabilitation has been increasingly explored in recent years due to the associated benefits. This paper describes how the previous results of research and praxis on gait training with a...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Sep 1, 2023
Therapy content, consisting of device parameter settings and therapy instructions, is crucial for an effective robot-assisted gait therapy program. Settings and instructions depend on the therapy goals of the individual patient. While device paramete...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Sep 1, 2023
Soft exosuits hold promise as assistive technology for people with gait deficits owing to a variety of causes. A key aspect of providing useful assistance is to keep the human user at the center of all considerations made in the design, configuration...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Sep 1, 2023
Recent developments in soft wearable robots have shown promise for assistive and rehabilitative use-cases. For inflatable approaches, a major challenge in developing portable systems is finding a balance between portability, performance, and usabilit...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Sep 1, 2023
The objective and quantitative assessment of physical human-exoskeletons interaction (pHEI) represents a pressing necessity in the wearable robots field. This process remains of difficult execution, especially for early stage devices, in which the in...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Sep 1, 2023
Young children with motor disabilities face extra obstacles to engaging in movement and initiating social interaction. A body-weight support harness system (BWSS) allows a child to take steps, explore the environment, and interact with people and obj...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Sep 1, 2023
Robot-assisted neurorehabilitation requires automated generation of goal positions for reaching tasks in functional movement therapy. In state-of-the-art solutions, these positions are determined by a motivational therapy game either through constrai...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Sep 1, 2023
Neurological disorders such as traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can lead to hand impairments in children, negatively impacting their quality of life. Fully wearable robotic hand orthoses (RHO) have been proposed to actively support children and promote...