Crawling robots are becoming increasingly prevalent in both industrial and private applications. Despite their many advantages over other robot types, they have complex movement mechanics. Artificial intelligence can simplify this by reinforcement le...
Lower-limb exoskeletons have the potential to transform the way we move, but current state-of-the-art controllers cannot accommodate the rich set of possible human behaviours that range from cyclic and predictable to transitory and unstructured. We i...
IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine
Nov 13, 2024
Patients with nasogastric (NG) tubes require careful monitoring due to the potential impact of the tube on their ability to swallow safely. This study aimed to investigate the utility of high-resolution cervical auscultation (HRCA) signals in assessi...
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine
Nov 12, 2024
Arterial stiffness has emerged as a prominent marker of risk for cardiovascular diseases. Few studies are interested in predicting symptomatic or asymptomatic arterial stiffness from hemodynamics and biomechanics parameters. Machine learning models c...
A central pattern generator (CPG)-based controller enhances the adaptability of quadrupedal locomotion, for example, by controlling the trunk posture. The conventional CPG-based controllers with attitude control often utilized the posture angle as fe...
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Nov 6, 2024
Joint torque prediction is crucial when investigating biomechanics, evaluating treatments, and designing powered assistive devices. Controllers in assistive technology require reference torque trajectories to set the level of assistance for a patient...
Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
Nov 5, 2024
Previous research has used primarily linear regression models to predict jump height and establish contributors of performance. The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of artificial neural network (ANN) and multi-linear regression (M...
Locomotion on soft yielding grounds is more complicated and energetically demanding than on hard ground. Wet soft ground (such as mud or snow) is a particularly difficult substance because it dissipates energy when stepping and resists extrusion of t...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Oct 30, 2024
Dung beetles impressively coordinate their 6 legs to effectively roll large dung balls. They can also roll dung balls varying in the weight on different terrains. The mechanisms underlying how their motor commands are adapted to walk and simultaneous...
Our brain undergoes significant micro- and macroscopic changes throughout its life cycle. It is therefore crucial to understand the effect of aging on the mechanical properties of the brain in order to develop accurate personalized simulations and di...