Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Mar 23, 2022
In this work, we present the overground prototype gait-rehabilitation robot for using motion assistance and training for paralyzed patients. In contrast to the existing gait-rehabilitation robots, which focus on the sagittal plane motion of the hip a...
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Mar 21, 2022
Estimation of joint torque during movement provides important information in several settings, such as effect of athletes' training or of a medical intervention, or analysis of the remaining muscle strength in a wearer of an assistive device. The abi...
The Journal of arthroplasty
Mar 16, 2022
BACKGROUND: Accurate hip joint center (HJC) determination is critical for preoperative planning, intraoperative execution, clinical outcomes after total hip arthroplasty, and commonly used classification systems in primary and revision hip replacemen...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Mar 16, 2022
Accurate kinematic modelling is pivotal in the safe and reliable execution of both contact and non-contact robotic applications. The kinematic models provided by robot manufacturers are valid only under ideal conditions and it is necessary to account...
Science robotics
Mar 16, 2022
Designers of legged robots are challenged with creating mechanisms that allow energy-efficient locomotion with robust and minimalistic control. Sources of high energy costs in legged robots include the rapid loading and high forces required to suppor...
Science robotics
Mar 16, 2022
The metabolic rate of walking can be reduced by applying a constant forward force at the center of mass. It has been shown that the metabolically optimal constant force magnitude minimizes propulsion ground reaction force at the expense of increased ...
Gait & posture
Mar 15, 2022
BACKGROUND: Marker-less systems based on digital video cameras and deep learning for gait analysis could have a deep impact in clinical routine. A recently developed system has shown promising results in terms of joint center position but has not bee...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Mar 11, 2022
Re-creating the movement of an object consisting of articulated rigid bodies is an issue that concerns both mechanical and biomechanical systems. In the case of biomechanical systems, movement re-storation allows, among other things, introducing chan...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Mar 9, 2022
BACKGROUND: Current clinical assessments of essential tremor (ET) are primarily based on expert consultation combined with reviewing patient complaints, physician expertise, and diagnostic experience. Thus, traditional evaluation methods often lead t...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Mar 7, 2022
BACKGROUND: Recent advancements in continuum robotics have accentuated developing efficient and stable controllers to handle shape deformation and compliance. The control of continuum robots (CRs) using physical sensors attached to the robot, particu...