AIMC Topic: Man-Machine Systems

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Multi-motion robots control based on bioelectric signals from single-channel dry electrode.

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine
This article presents a multi-motion control system to help severe disabled people operate an auxiliary appliance using neck-up bioelectric signals measured by a single-channel dry electrode on the forehead. The single-channel dry-electrode multi-mot...

Human-inspired sound environment recognition system for assistive vehicles.

Journal of neural engineering
OBJECTIVE: The human auditory system acquires environmental information under sound stimuli faster than visual or touch systems, which in turn, allows for faster human responses to such stimuli. It also complements senses such as sight, where direct ...

Analysis of operational comfort in manual tasks using human force manipulability measure.

IEEE transactions on haptics
This paper proposes a scheme for human force manipulability (HFM) based on the use of isometric joint torque properties to simulate the spatial characteristics of human operation forces at an end-point of a limb with feasible magnitudes for a specifi...

A novel EOG/EEG hybrid human-machine interface adopting eye movements and ERPs: application to robot control.

IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
This study presents a novel human-machine interface (HMI) based on both electrooculography (EOG) and electroencephalography (EEG). This hybrid interface works in two modes: an EOG mode recognizes eye movements such as blinks, and an EEG mode detects ...

An Integrated Framework for Human-Robot Collaborative Manipulation.

IEEE transactions on cybernetics
This paper presents an integrated learning framework that enables humanoid robots to perform human-robot collaborative manipulation tasks. Specifically, a table-lifting task performed jointly by a human and a humanoid robot is chosen for validation p...

Design and control of the MINDWALKER exoskeleton.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Powered exoskeletons can empower paraplegics to stand and walk. Actively controlled hip ab/adduction (HAA) is needed for weight shift and for lateral foot placement to support dynamic balance control and to counteract disturbances in the frontal plan...

Restoration of gait for spinal cord injury patients using HAL with intention estimator for preferable swing speed.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
This paper proposes a novel gait intention estimator for an exoskeleton-wearer who needs gait support owing to walking impairment. The gait intention estimator not only detects the intention related to the start of the swing leg based on the behavior...

Comparison of postural ergonomics between laparoscopic and robotic sacrocolpopexy: a pilot study.

Journal of minimally invasive gynecology
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare resident, fellow, and attending urologic and gynecologic surgeons' musculoskeletal and mental strain during laparoscopic and robotic sacrocolpopexy.

A novel robotic platform for laser-assisted transurethral surgery of the prostate.

IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common pathology afflicting ageing men. The gold standard for the surgical treatment of BPH is transurethral resection of the prostate. The laser-assisted transurethral surgical treatment of BPH is recen...