IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Feb 4, 2015
Robots are a promising tool for rehabilitation, and research suggests combining assistance with subject participation to maintain motivation and engagement. In this study, we compare two different types of robotic assistance for hand rehabilitation: ...
The computer keyboard is one of the most common, reliable, accessible, and effective tools used for human--machine interfacing and information exchange. Although keyboards have been used for hundreds of years for advancing human civilization, studyin...
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to find effective approaches to electroencephalographic (EEG) signal analysis and resolve problems of real and imaginary finger movement pattern recognition and categorization for one hand.
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Dec 4, 2014
This paper presents the design, implementation and experimental validation of a novel robotic haptic exoskeleton device to measure the user's hand motion and assist hand motion while remaining portable and lightweight. The device consists of a five-f...
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Jul 31, 2014
Fine-wire intramuscular electrodes were used to obtain electromyogram (EMG) signals from six extrinsic hand muscles associated with the thumb, index, and middle fingers. Subjects' EMG activity was used to control a virtual three-degree-of-freedom (DO...
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Dec 31, 2013
PURPOSE: An electromyography-driven robot system integrated with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) was developed to investigate its effectiveness on post-stroke rehabilitation.
Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery
Jan 15, 2026
Reconstruction of missing thumbs or fingers remains one of the most demanding challenges in hand surgery. Over the past century, toe-to-hand transplantation has evolved from early experimental pedicled transfers into a highly refined microsurgical pr...
Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
Jul 1, 2025
Hand pose estimation approaches commonly rely on shared hand feature maps to regress the 3D locations of all hand joints. Subsequently, they struggle to enhance finger-level features which are invaluable in capturing joint-to-finger associations and ...
In advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), considerable number of patients receive deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, to alleviate symptoms not readily controlled by medication. However, the differential effects of medication and DBS on improving motor...
IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems
Feb 1, 2025
The accurate modeling of hand movement based on the analysis of surface electromyographic (sEMG) signals offers exciting opportunities for the development of complex prosthetic devices and human-machine interfaces, moving from discrete gesture recogn...
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