In order to increase the probability of having a successful cataract post-surgery, the customisation of the haptic design of the intraocular lens (IOL) according to the characteristics of the patient is recommended. In this study, we present two pred...
Inertial-measurement-unit (IMU)-based wearable gait-monitoring systems provide kinematic information but kinetic information, such as ground reaction force (GRF) are often needed to assess gait symmetry and joint loading. Recent studies have reported...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Sep 29, 2020
BACKGROUND: After stroke, kinematic measures obtained with non-robotic and robotic devices are highly recommended to precisely quantify the sensorimotor impairments of the upper-extremity and select the most relevant therapeutic strategies. Although ...
BACKGROUND: Pressure mapping technology has been adapted to monitor over prolonged periods to evaluate pressure ulcer risk in individuals during extended lying postures. However, temporal pressure distribution signals are not currently used to identi...
BACKGROUND: Subtle abnormal motor signs are indications of serious neurological diseases. Although neurological deficits require fast initiation of treatment in a restricted time, it is difficult for nonspecialists to detect and objectively assess th...
Many crawling organisms such as caterpillars and worms use a method of movement in which two or more anchor points alternately push and pull the body forward at a constant frequency. In this paper we present a milliscale push-pull robot which is capa...
In order to better perform rehabilitation training on the ankle joint complex in the direction of dorsiflexion/plantarflexion and inversion/eversion, especially when performing the isokinetic muscle strength exercise, we need to calibrate the kinemat...
Lower-limb wearable robotic devices can improve clinical gait and reduce energetic demand in healthy populations. To help enable real-world use, we sought to examine how assistance should be applied in variable gait conditions and suggest an approach...
Gait phase recognition is of great importance in the development of assistance-as-needed robotic devices, such as exoskeletons. In order for a powered exoskeleton with phase-based control to determine and provide proper assistance to the wearer durin...
Remora suckerfish can attach to a wide diversity of marine hosts, however, their detachment mechanism remains poorly understood. Through analyzing high-speed videos, we found that the detachment of the live remora (Echeneis naucrates) is a rapid beha...