Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Nov 19, 2021
Nowadays, the use of wearable inertial-based systems together with machine learning methods opens new pathways to assess athletes' performance. In this paper, we developed a neural network-based approach for the estimation of the Ground Reaction Forc...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Nov 16, 2021
This review article aims to address common research questions in hexapod robotics. How can we build intelligent autonomous hexapod robots that can exploit their biomechanics, morphology, and computational systems, to achieve autonomy, adaptability, a...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Nov 12, 2021
Most existing wall-climbing robots have a fixed range of load capacity and a step distance that is small and mostly immutable. It is therefore difficult for them to adapt to a discontinuous wall with particularly large gaps. Based on a modular design...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Nov 9, 2021
The invention of soft wearable assistive devices, known as exosuits, introduced a new aspect in assisting unimpaired subjects. In this study, we designed and developed an exosuit with compliant biarticular thigh actuators called BATEX. Unlike the con...
Scientific reports
Nov 8, 2021
Understanding the human motor control strategy during physical interaction tasks is crucial for developing future robots for physical human-robot interaction (pHRI). In physical human-human interaction (pHHI), small interaction forces are known to co...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Nov 5, 2021
Different from traditional redundant manipulators, the redundant manipulators used in the surgical environment require the end effector (EE) to have high pose (position and orientation) accuracy to ensure the smooth progress of the operation. When an...
Proceedings. Biological sciences
Nov 3, 2021
Quadrupeds exhibit versatile and adaptive running by exploiting the flying phase during the stride cycle. Various interlimb coordination mechanisms focusing on mechanical loads during the stance phase have been proposed to understand the underlying c...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Oct 29, 2021
This paper presents the empirical evaluation of the path-tracking accuracy of a three-wheeled omnidirectional mobile robot that is able to move in any direction while simultaneously changing its orientation. The mobile robot assessed in this paper in...
Soft robotics
Oct 26, 2021
Biomimicry of the stomach's peristaltic contractions can be challenging in the design, modeling, and control of a soft actuator. The mimicking of organ contractions advances our knowledge of the digestive system and analyzes the biological behavior b...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Oct 26, 2021
In this paper, we perform experimental investigations of the aerodynamic characteristics due to wing clapping in bio-inspired flying robots; i.e., micro-air-vehicles (MAVs) that fly by flapping their wings. For this purpose, four flapping MAV models ...