Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
Nov 25, 2022
The development of brain-computer interface-controlled exoskeletons promises new treatment strategies for neurorehabilitation after stroke or spinal cord injury. By converting brain/neural activity into control signals of wearable actuators, brain/ne...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Nov 11, 2022
Soft exosuits offer promise to support users in everyday workload tasks by providing assistance. However, acceptance of such systems remains low due to the difficulty of control compared with rigid mechatronic systems. Recently, there has been progre...
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics
Nov 10, 2022
Intention recognition based on surface electromyography (sEMG) signals is pivotal in human-machine interaction (HMI), where continuous motion estimation with high accuracy has been the challenge. The convolutional neural network (CNN) possesses excel...
Journal of healthcare engineering
Oct 27, 2022
End-effector type upper limb rehabilitation robots (ULRRs) are connected to patients at one distal point, making them have simple structures and less complex control algorithms, and they can avoid abnormal motion and posture of the target anatomical ...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Oct 9, 2022
This study proposed a control method, a data-driven predictive control (DDPC), for the hand exoskeleton used for active, passive, and resistive rehabilitation. DDPC is a model-free approach based on past system data. One of the strengths of DDPC is t...
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
Sep 3, 2022
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to systematically review the effects of leg-driven treadmill-based exoskeleton robot training on balance and walking ability in poststroke patients.
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Aug 19, 2022
OBJECTIVE: Development of walking assist exoskeletons is a growing area of study, offering a solution to restore, maintain, and enhance mobility. However, applying this technology to the elderly is challenging and there is currently no consensus as t...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Aug 10, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Soft robotic wearable devices, referred to as exosuits, can be a valid alternative to rigid exoskeletons when it comes to daily upper limb support. Indeed, their inherent flexibility improves comfort, usability, and portability while no...
International journal of environmental research and public health
Aug 6, 2022
This study aimed to clarify how the power-assist function of the hybrid assistive limb (HAL), an exoskeleton-type gait-assist device, affected the gait characteristics of patients who wear it, specifically focusing on the "misalignment" of the robot ...
PloS one
Aug 4, 2022
Exosuits have been broadly researched owing to their benefits from soft and deformable nature. However, compared to exoskeletons, the exosuits have disadvantages in that the deformation of suit and human tissue can cause dissipation, leading to low f...