Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Oct 25, 2021
Analysis of kinematic features related to clinical assessment scales may qualitatively improve the evaluation of upper extremity movements of stroke patients. We aimed to investigate kinematic features that could correlate the change in the Fugl-Meye...
Journal of endodontics
Oct 23, 2021
INTRODUCTION: Structural defects created by endodontic treatment are the most common cause of major dental failures. This study analyzed levels of stress produced by endodontic instruments during the root canal treatment by photoelastic analysis of s...
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Oct 19, 2021
OBJECTIVE: Many recent studies suggest that brain deformation resulting from head impacts are linked to the corresponding clinical outcome, such as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Even if several finite element (FE) head models have been develope...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Oct 17, 2021
Aiming at highly dynamic locomotion and impact mitigation, this paper proposes the design and implementation of a symmetric legged robot. Based on the analysis of the three-leg topology in terms of force sensitivity, force production, and impact miti...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Oct 15, 2021
Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) are beneficial for motion tracking as, in contrast to most optical motion capture systems, IMU systems do not require a dedicated lab. However, IMUs are affected by electromagnetic noise and may exhibit drift over ti...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Oct 13, 2021
Mobile robotic platforms have made inroads in the rehabilitation area as gait assistance devices. They have rarely been used for human gait monitoring and analysis. The integration of mobile robots in this field offers the potential to develop multip...
Applied ergonomics
Sep 30, 2021
Exoskeletons have the potential to assist users and augment physical ability. To achieve these goals across users, individual variation in muscle activation patterns when using an exoskeleton need to be evaluated. This study examined individual muscl...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Sep 29, 2021
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The Vicon motion capture system is a popular tool for biomechanics, gait analysis, and robotics. The ASCII files produced are large and complex, making them difficult to read and analyze.
Science robotics
Sep 29, 2021
Exoskeletons can enhance human mobility, but we still know little about why they are effective. For example, we do not know the relative importance of training, how much is required, or what type is most effective; how people adapt with the device; o...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Sep 23, 2021
The combination of physical sensors and computational models to provide additional information about system states, inputs and/or parameters, in what is known as virtual sensing, is becoming more and more popular in many sectors, such as the automoti...