IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
In the author's previous study, an origami-structured compliant actuator, named OSCA, was invented for human-robot interaction where sufficient moment output is required under a limited power supply. In this study, the compressibility of airflow with...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Nowadays, electric-powered hand prostheses do not provide adequate sensory instrumentation and artificial feedback to allow users voluntarily and finely modulate the grasp strength applied to the objects. In this work, the design of a control archite...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Learning to get by without an arm or hand can be very challenging, and existing prostheses do not yet fill the needs of individuals with amputations. One promising solution is to improve the feedback from the device to the user. Towards this end, we ...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
In a stable bimanual trajectory tracing task with interlimb spatial and temporal synchrony, blocking the visual information from one hand may alter the performance of either hand. In this paper, we investigate the effect of visual information on moto...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Early fall detection is an important issue during gait rehabilitation training. This paper proposes an approach for pre-impact fall detection during gait rehabilitation training based on a 3D convolutional neural network (CNN). Firstly, pre-training ...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Assistive robotic manipulators have the potential to support the lives of people suffering from severe motor impairments. They can support individuals with disabilities to independently perform daily living activities, such as drinking, eating, manip...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Rehabilitation robots can provide high intensity and dosage training or assist patients in activities of daily living and decrease physical strain on clinicians. However, the physical human robot interaction poses a major safety issue, as the close p...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
An assistive robotic manipulator (ARM) can provide independence and improve the quality of life for patients suffering from tetraplegia. However, to properly control such device to a satisfactory level without any motor functions requires a very high...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Assistive robotic arms have shown the potential to improve the quality of life of people with severe disabilities. However, a high performance and intuitive control interface for robots with 6-7 DOFs is still missing for these individuals. An inducti...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Innovative research in the fields of prosthetic, neurorehabilitation, motor control and human physiology has been focusing on the study of proprioception, the sense through which we perceive the position and movement of our body, and great achievemen...