IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Mobility impairment is becoming a challenging issue around the world with a rapid increase on aging population. Existing tools of walking assistance for mobility-impaired people include passive canes or wheeled rollators which increase energy consump...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Shared-control for assistive devices can increase the independence of individuals with motor impairments. However, each person is unique in their level of injury and physical constraints. Consequently, a plethora of interfaces are used to control the...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Robotic assistance presents an opportunity to benefit the lives of many people with physical disabilities, yet accurately sensing the human body and tracking human motion remain difficult for robots. We present a multidimensional capacitive sensing t...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Assistive robots have the potential to support people with disabilities in their Activities of Daily Life. The drinking task has a high priority and requires constant assistance by caregivers to be executed regularly. Due to incapacitating disabiliti...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Individuals suffering from quadriplegia can achieve increased independence by using an assistive robotic manipulator (ARM). However, due to their disability, the interfaces that can be used to operate such devices become limited. A versatile intraora...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
This paper presents a voice control interface prototype for assistive robots aiming to help people living with upper limb disabilities to perform daily activities autonomously. Assistive robotic devices can be used to help people with upper-body disa...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Implementation of robotics technology in eldercare depends on successful human-robot interaction (HRI). Relying on a systematic literature review, this article proposes a holistic approach to the study of such interaction.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology
Jan 1, 2019
Locomotion is an important human faculty that affects an individual's life, bringing not only physical and psychosocial implications but also heavy social-economic consequences. Thus, it becomes paramount to find means (augmentative/assistive devices...
Restorative neurology and neuroscience
Jan 1, 2019
BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) is widely used in children with cerebral palsy (CP), but information about optimal intervention frequency and duration is still lacking and the current evidence about effect of RAGT on motor endurance a...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2019
In-patient care of the elderly is currently being put to the test in all developed industrial nations. The aim is to make the resident-centered and nursing-related care more professional. In addition to the organizational and interdisciplinary orient...
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