IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems
May 19, 2022
A new concept of human-machine interface to control hand prostheses based on displacements of multiple magnets implanted in the limb residual muscles, the myokinetic control interface, has been recently proposed. In previous works, magnets localizati...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
May 16, 2022
This paper focuses on the teleoperation of a robot hand on the basis of finger position recognition and grasp type estimation. For the finger position recognition, we propose a new method that fuses machine learning and high-speed image-processing te...
Journal of biomechanics
Apr 27, 2022
Upper-limb rehabilitation therapy sessions for post-stroke people generally contain rhythmic hand movements in a tiresome manner to rebuild the injured neural circuits. Fatigue formation causes breaks in the training and limits the therapy duration. ...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Apr 7, 2022
The performance of deep neural networks and the low costs of computational hardware has made computer vision a popular choice in many robotic systems. An attractive feature of deep-learned methods is their ability to cope with appearance changes caus...
Journal of neural engineering
Mar 31, 2022
Motor brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are a promising technology that may enable motor-impaired people to interact with their environment. BCIs would potentially compensate for arm and hand function loss, which is the top priority for individuals wi...
Medical & biological engineering & computing
Mar 27, 2022
To date, venipuncture, the most necessary and fundamental medical means, still remains a challenging task for medical stuff due to significant individual differences in vein condition. Thanks to mature development in near-infrared (NIR) imaging techn...
IEEE transactions on haptics
Mar 18, 2022
Wearable devices with bimanual force feedback enable natural and cooperative manipulations within an unrestricted space. Weight and cost have a great influence on the potential applications of a haptic device. This paper presents a wearable robotic i...
Scientific reports
Mar 16, 2022
Service robotics is a fast-developing sector, requiring embedded intelligence into robotic platforms to interact with the humans and the surrounding environment. One of the main challenges in the field is robust and versatile manipulation in everyday...
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Mar 14, 2022
In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) printed soft robotic hand with embedded soft sensors, intended for prosthetic applications is designed and developed to efficiently operate with new-generation myoelectric control systems, e.g., pattern recogni...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Mar 5, 2022
For haptic interaction, a user in a virtual environment needs to interact with proxies attached to a robot. The device must be at the exact location defined in the virtual environment in time. However, due to device limitations, delays are always una...