AIMC Topic: Self-Help Devices

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Applying a soft-robotic glove as assistive device and training tool with games to support hand function after stroke: Preliminary results on feasibility and potential clinical impact.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Recent technological developments regarding wearable soft-robotic devices extend beyond the current application of rehabilitation robotics and enable unobtrusive support of the arms and hands during daily activities. In this light, the HandinMind (Hi...

Towards free 3D end-point control for robotic-assisted human reaching using binocular eye tracking.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Eye-movements are the only directly observable behavioural signals that are highly correlated with actions at the task level, and proactive of body movements and thus reflect action intentions. Moreover, eye movements are preserved in many movement d...

"Wink to grasp" - comparing eye, voice & EMG gesture control of grasp with soft-robotic gloves.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
The ability of robotic rehabilitation devices to support paralysed end-users is ultimately limited by the degree to which human-machine-interaction is designed to be effective and efficient in translating user intention into robotic action. Specifica...

Comparative performance analysis of M-IMU/EMG and voice user interfaces for assistive robots.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
People with a high level of disability experience great difficulties to perform activities of daily living and resort to their residual motor functions in order to operate assistive devices. The commercially available interfaces used to control assis...

Towards a situation-and-user-aware multi-modal motorized toilet system to assist older adults with disabilities: A user requirements study.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
In the recent decades state of the art technologies appeared in many areas to assist older adults with disabilities. However, one very essential activity of daily life, the toileting remained without any relevant development. The iToilet project of t...

Comparison of tongue interface with keyboard for control of an assistive robotic arm.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
This paper demonstrates how an assistive 6 DoF robotic arm with a gripper can be controlled manually using a tongue interface. The proposed method suggests that it possible for a user to manipulate the surroundings with his or her tongue using the in...

Online sparse Gaussian process based human motion intent learning for an electrically actuated lower extremity exoskeleton.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
The most important step for lower extremity exoskeleton is to infer human motion intent (HMI), which contributes to achieve human exoskeleton collaboration. Since the user is in the control loop, the relationship between human robot interaction (HRI)...

Robotic learning from demonstration of therapist's time-varying assistance to a patient in trajectory-following tasks.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
The number of people with physical disabilities and impaired motion control is increasing. Consequently, there is a growing demand for intelligent assistive robotic systems to cooperate with people with disability and help them carry out different ta...

Soft brain-machine interfaces for assistive robotics: A novel control approach.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Robotic systems offer the possibility of improving the life quality of people with severe motor disabilities, enhancing the individual's degree of independence and interaction with the external environment. In this direction, the operator's residual ...

Probabilistic vs linear blending approaches to shared control for wheelchair driving.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Some people with severe mobility impairments are unable to operate powered wheelchairs reliably and effectively, using commercially available interfaces. This has sparked a body of research into "smart wheelchairs", which assist users to drive safely...