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Using Self-Reliance Factors to Decide How to Share Control Between Human Powered Wheelchair Drivers and Ultrasonic Sensors.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Oct 25, 2016
A shared-control scheme for a powered wheelchair is presented. The wheelchair can be operated by a wheelchair driver using a joystick, or directed by a sensor system, or control can be combined between them. The wheelchair system can modify direction...
Transducers Decision Making, Computer-Assisted Equipment Design Humans Motor Skills Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Equipment Failure Analysis Feedback Man-Machine Systems Wheelchairs Computer-Aided Design Ultrasonography Persons with Disabilities Robotics Personal Autonomy
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System Integration and In Vivo Testing of a Robot for Ultrasound Guidance and Monitoring During Radiotherapy.

IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering Oct 3, 2016
We are developing a cooperatively controlled robot system for image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) in which a clinician and robot share control of a 3-D ultrasound (US) probe. IGRT involves two main steps: 1) planning/simulation and 2) treatment del...
Humans Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Radiotherapy, Conformal Equipment Failure Analysis Animals Radiotherapy, Image-Guided Robotics Man-Machine Systems Equipment Design Systems Integration Ultrasonography, Interventional Dogs
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Brain-Computer Interface for Control of Wheelchair Using Fuzzy Neural Networks.

BioMed research international Sep 29, 2016
The design of brain-computer interface for the wheelchair for physically disabled people is presented. The design of the proposed system is based on receiving, processing, and classification of the electroencephalographic (EEG) signals and then perfo...
Electroencephalography Pattern Recognition, Automated Neural Networks, Computer Brain-Computer Interfaces Machine Learning Man-Machine Systems Fuzzy Logic Wheelchairs Brain Mapping
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A Robotic Coach Architecture for Elder Care (ROCARE) Based on Multi-User Engagement Models.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Sep 13, 2016
The aging population with its concomitant medical conditions, physical and cognitive impairments, at a time of strained resources, establishes the urgent need to explore advanced technologies that may enhance function and quality of life. Recently, r...
Humans Male Social Support Pilot Projects Robotics Equipment Design Female Reproducibility of Results Aged Aged, 80 and over Sensitivity and Specificity Neurological Rehabilitation Cognition Disorders Feasibility Studies Equipment Failure Analysis Geriatric Assessment Man-Machine Systems Activities of Daily Living Physical Therapy Modalities Patient Satisfaction Self-Help Devices
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Performing Complex Tasks by Users With Upper-Extremity Disabilities Using a 6-DOF Robotic Arm: A Study.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Aug 26, 2016
In this paper, we report on the results of a study that was conducted to examine how users suffering from severe upper-extremity disabilities can control a 6 degrees-of-freedom (DOF) robotics arm to complete complex activities of daily living. The fo...
Psychomotor Performance Equipment Failure Analysis Upper Extremity Sensitivity and Specificity Movement Disorders Man-Machine Systems Humans Male Neurological Rehabilitation Female Middle Aged Reproducibility of Results Robotics Equipment Design
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Towards human-controlled, real-time shape sensing based flexible needle steering for MRI-guided percutaneous therapies.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS Aug 4, 2016
BACKGROUND: Accurate needle placement into soft tissue is essential to percutaneous prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment procedures.
Refractometry Transducers Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional Phantoms, Imaging Equipment Failure Analysis Man-Machine Systems Systems Integration Humans Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Feedback Computer Systems Robotics Equipment Design Injections Needles Image-Guided Biopsy
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The Role of Audio-Visual Feedback in a Thought-Based Control of a Humanoid Robot: A BCI Study in Healthy and Spinal Cord Injured People.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Aug 3, 2016
The efficient control of our body and successful interaction with the environment are possible through the integration of multisensory information. Brain-computer interface (BCI) may allow people with sensorimotor disorders to actively interact in th...
Persons with Disabilities Treatment Outcome Robotics Biomimetics Brain-Computer Interfaces Task Performance and Analysis Spinal Cord Injuries Movement Man-Machine Systems Imagination Reproducibility of Results Feedback, Sensory Young Adult Humans Brain Female Adult Sensitivity and Specificity Male
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EEG Analysis During Active and Assisted Repetitive Movements: Evidence for Differences in Neural Engagement.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Aug 2, 2016
Two key ingredients of a successful neuro-rehabilitative intervention have been identified as intensive and repetitive training and subject's active participation, which can be coupled in an active robot-assisted training. To exploit these two elemen...
Movement Man-Machine Systems Patient Participation Volition Neurological Rehabilitation Brain Mapping Humans Robotics Female Electroencephalography Adult Cerebral Cortex Male
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A Robotic Exoskeleton for Treatment of Crouch Gait in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Design and Initial Application.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Jul 27, 2016
Crouch gait, a pathological pattern of walking characterized by excessive knee flexion, is one of the most common gait disorders observed in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Effective treatment of crouch during childhood is critical to maintain mob...
Neurological Rehabilitation Humans Reproducibility of Results Equipment Failure Analysis Sensitivity and Specificity Child Exoskeleton Device Male Treatment Outcome Man-Machine Systems Pilot Projects Robotics Gait Disorders, Neurologic Equipment Design Cerebral Palsy
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Control of Redundant Kinematic Degrees of Freedom in a Closed-Loop Brain-Machine Interface.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Jul 21, 2016
Brain-machine interface (BMI) systems use signals acquired from the brain to directly control the movement of an actuator, such as a computer cursor or a robotic arm, with the goal of restoring motor function lost due to injury or disease of the nerv...
Computer Simulation Animals Male Feedback, Physiological Robotics Task Performance and Analysis Joints Exoskeleton Device Man-Machine Systems Macaca mulatta Electroencephalography Biofeedback, Psychology Artificial Limbs Models, Biological Brain-Computer Interfaces
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