AIMC Topic: Biomechanical Phenomena

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Robotically adjustable kinematics in a wrist-driven orthosis eases grasping across tasks.

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Without finger function, people with C5-7 spinal cord injury (SCI) regularly utilize wrist extension to passively close the fingers and thumb together for grasping. Wearable assistive grasping devices often focus on this familiar wrist-driven techniq...

Experimental Evaluation of Machine Learning Models for Gait Segmentation.

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Accurate estimation of the gait phase is extremely important in exoskeleton control, as various stages in the gait cycle require different control objectives. This study involved the evaluation of seven machine learning models utilizing inertial meas...

Enhancing Myoelectric Prosthetic Control: Deep Learning Strategies for Continuous Arm Kinematics Estimation and Cross-Subject Model Transferability from EMG Data.

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Over the last decade, myoelectric prosthesis control has witnessed considerable advancements, yet there remain significant challenges. Two key constraints have been the limited range of movements and the lack of simultaneous control capabilities. Thi...

Hip Hiking Gait Improvement with Electrohydraulic Robotic Knee: Preliminary Results.

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Individuals with Transfemoral Amputation (TFA) usually exhibit hip hiking walking with passive prostheses due to insufficient knee flexion. Powered knee prostheses can provide net-positive energy in the knee joint with improved gait symmetry. However...

Design and Development of 8-DoF Forearm Rehabilitation Device.

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Robotic systems for rehabilitating forearm have been an active area of research. A majority of the daily living activities require the use of the forearm significantly, and hence affecting the quality of life of the patient if not rehabilitated promp...

Assessing the Physical Impact of Supernumerary Limbs on a Human Subject: A Simulation Study.

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Wearable robotic systems physically interact with the human user, and it may alternate human body states. It has been studied to exploit the dynamics of Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SRLs) to assist human balancing by constructing a closed-chain. Howe...

Towards Non-Invasive Swallowing Assessment: an AI-Powered Interface for Swallowing Kinematic Analysis using High-Resolution Cervical Auscultation.

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Swallowing is a pivotal physiological function for human sustenance and hydration. Dysfunctions, termed dysphagia, necessitate prompt and precise diagnosis. Videofluoroscopic swallowing studies (VFSS) remain the gold standard for swallowing assessmen...

Temporal Convolutional Network for Gait Event Detection.

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In this study, we propose a novel deep learning-based framework for automatic gait event detection (GED) in diverse and complex walking scenarios, aiming to address the challenge of accurately identifying biomechanical markers linked to movement diso...

Force/position tracking control of fracture reduction robot based on nonlinear disturbance observer and neural network.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: For the fracture reduction robot, the position tracking accuracy and compliance are affected by dynamic loads from muscle stretching, uncertainties in robot dynamics models, and various internal and external disturbances.

ERegPose: An explicit regression based 6D pose estimation for snake-like wrist-type surgical instruments.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Accurately estimating the 6D pose of snake-like wrist-type surgical instruments is challenging due to their complex kinematics and flexible design.