Proceedings. Biological sciences
Aug 4, 2021
Technological advancements in robotic devices have the potential to transform human mobility through gait assistance. However, the integration of physical hardware and software control algorithms with users to assist with impaired gait poses several ...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Jul 26, 2021
Inspired by wide and elongated fins of aquatic species, robotic undulatory propulsors are developed to achieve advanced maneuverability. Through biological observation, undulatory fins are typically comprised of more than 100 fin rays to propagate co...
Journal of biomechanics
Jul 24, 2021
Human body center of mass location plays an essential role in physical therapy, especially in investigating a subject's capability to maintain balance. However, its estimation can be a very complex, costly, and time-consuming process. To overcome the...
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
Jul 21, 2021
PURPOSE: Joint imbalance has become one of the main reasons for early revision after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and it is directly related to the surgical technique. Therefore, a better understanding of how much bone has to be removed to obtain a ...
Soft robotics
Jul 13, 2021
Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are extensively investigated due to their simple control strategies for producing sophisticated motions. However, the motions or operations of homogeneous SPAs show obvious limitations in some varying curvature interac...
ISA transactions
Jul 12, 2021
In this research, a redundant cable-driven robust rehabilitation robot has been proposed for helping and automating the proper function of the patient's lower and upper limbs in the presence of uncertainties, disturbances, noise, and time delay using...
The Journal of experimental biology
Jul 6, 2021
Lateral undulation is the most widespread mode of terrestrial vertebrate limbless locomotion, in which posteriorly propagating horizontal waves press against environmental asperities (e.g. grass, rocks) and generate propulsive reaction forces. We hyp...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jul 1, 2021
The application of artificial intelligence techniques to wearable sensor data may facilitate accurate analysis outside of controlled laboratory settings-the holy grail for gait clinicians and sports scientists looking to bridge the lab to field divid...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Jun 23, 2021
This work presents our experimental studies on a trout-inspired multifunctional robotic fish as an underwater swimmer and energy harvester. Fiber-based flexible piezoelectric composites with interdigitated electrodes, specifically macro-fiber composi...
Medical & biological engineering & computing
Jun 22, 2021
Concentric tube robot (CTR) is an efficient approach for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and diagnosis due to its small size and high dexterity. To manipulate the robot accurately and safely inside the human body, tip position and shape information ...